Max Verstappen Dominates as Victoria Desai Wastes Chance to Get Closer to Sebastian Vettel

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Diff.
1	63	George Russell		1:56.569	1:50.268
2	57	Dean Stoneman		1:56.451	1:51.511	+1.243
3	33	Max Verstappen		2:00.014	1:53.694	+3.696
4	20	Kevin Magnussen		2:02.104	1:54.053	+3.785
5	26	Robert Shwartzman		2:00.750	1:54.570	+4.302
6	1	Artem Markelov		2:00.866	1:54.694	+4.426
7	37	Victoria Desai		1:59.772	1:54.779	+4.511
8	23	Alexander Albon		2:00.904	1:54.825	+4.557
9	4	Robin Frijns		2:02.198	1:54.999	+4.731
10	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		2:01.651	1:55.063	+4.795
11	29	Roger Ibe		1:59.452	1:55.066	+4.798
12	70	Pastor Maldonado		2:00.629	1:55.414	+5.146
13	39	Sho Tsuboi		2:02.003	1:55.423	+5.155
14	18	Sebastian Vettel		2:01.804	1:55.494	+5.226
15	47	Lando Norris		2:02.562	1:55.496	+5.228
16	77	Valtteri Bottas		2:00.798	1:55.755	+5.487
17	31	Esteban Ocon		2:03.439	1:56.439	+6.171
18	56	Sabrina Mann		2:02.004	1:57.368	+7.100
19	11	Terry Hawkin		2:04.401	1:58.259	+7.991
20	95	Beitske Visser		2:04.650	1:58.530	+8.262
21	23	Théo Pourchaire		2:05.090	1:59.586	+9.318
22	46	Alessandro Cicognani		2:04.018	1:59.962	+9.694
23	7	Charles Leclerc		2:05.825	2:00.646	+10.378
24	84	Jack Aitken		2:07.615	2:01.156	+10.888

Report:

The third-to-last race of the Formula One season has proven quite crucial, two drivers were eliminated from championship contention and Ferrari reduced Caterham’s championship lead by a point, keeping their dreams alive.

Qualifying, however, was about other names. The weather was brutal, both Friday and Saturday were subject to rain. George Russell profited from the weather and took his first career pole.

Kevin Magnussen was also a hero and had a realistic chance of a podium finish, but Toyota suffered a heartbreaking development when a suspension failure ended his afternoon and handed Precision a podium.

The race was won by a dominating Max Verstappen, who finished by a minute ahead of everyone except George Russell. With Roger Ibe inheriting third, that is a great 1-3 finish for Red Bull.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	33	Max Verstappen		70:01.404	15
2	63	George Russell		+52.206	12
3	29	Roger Ibe		+66.737	10
4	18	Sebastian Vettel		+68.196	8
5	70	Pastor Maldonado		+72.999	6
6	37	Victoria Desai		+83.923	5
7	23	Alexander Albon		+97.037	4
8	39	Sho Tsuboi		1 Lap	3
9	57	Sabrina Mann		1 Lap	2
10	57	Dean Stoneman		1 Lap	1
11	95	Beitske Visser		1 Lap
12	4	Robin Frijns		1 Lap
13	46	Alessandro Cicognani		2 Laps
14	7	Charles Leclerc		2 Laps
15	27	Théo Pourchaire		2 Laps
16	85	Jack Aitken		3 Laps
DNF	1	Artem Markelov		Loose Wheel
DNF	26	Robert Shwartzman		Motor
DNF	77	Valtteri Bottas		Accident
DNF	20	Kevin Magnussen		Suspension
DNF	11	Terry Hawkin		Motor
DNF	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		Transmission
DNF	47	Lando Norris		Collision
DNF	14	Esteban Ocon		Transmission

Fastest Lap:

Max Verstappen – 1:51.054

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Sabrina Mann – using her last F1 outing for now to take her first championship points.

Reject Of The Race:

Valtteri Bottas – while neither Toyota scored points, Magnussen looked like an absolute superstar and Bottas did not.