Haas Scores Double as Vettel Dominates Again

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	1	Sebastian Vettel		2:06.313
2	62	Dave Cassidy		2:06.620
3	63	Jules Bianchi		2:06.869
4	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		2:07.458
5	2	Raffaele Marciello		2:07.541
6	5	Valtteri Bottas		2:07.653
7	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		2:07.971
8	30	André Lotterer		2:08.078
9	43	Sébastien Bourdais		2:08.180
10	27	Nathan McKane		2:08.248
11	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		2:08.668
12	29	Pastor Maldonado		2:08.700
13	6	Ma Qinghua		2:08.860
14	55	Artem Markelov		2:08.961
15	32	Daniel Melrose		2:09.041
16	12	Scott Dixon		2:09.218
17	42	Davide Valsecchi		2:09.303
18	31	Rhys Davies		2:09.307
19	99	Kevin Magnussen		2:09.823
20	91	Einar Ármannsson		2:10.055
21	90	Daniel Ricciardo		2:10.366
22	98	Salvatore Miccoli		2:10.395
23	67	Pierre Gasly		2:10.773
24	66	Josef Newgarden		2:10.816
25	56	Bradley Dagnall		2:10.855
26	11	Daniël de Jong		2:11.042

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

The second Finnish Grand Prix in the history of Formula One was just as sunny as the first edition of this Northern European showdown. Unfortunately, it was not quite as thrilling as far as the battle for the lead was concerned: a battle that was ended quickly and decisively.

Sebastian Vettel once more took pole, further cementing his status as an elite qualifying driver in F1’s history books. He managed to retain the lead at the start and, after failing to gain much ground on the Precisions, was able to build a very significant lead after the first pitstops.

However, the abovementioned Precisions kept fighting a close battle, with Bianchi getting the better of his partner once again. They were not the only rivals in close combat, all points positions were up for grabs all the time with some unexpected stars shining through.

Where men like Marcel Agyemang-Badu, André Lotterer, Daniel Melrose and Johnny Cecotto, Jr. succeeded, others had to fail. For example, Kevin Magnussen was involved in an awful starting accident and  Nathan McKane could not help but add more chaos in the race.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	Sebastian Vettel		50:26.872	17
2	63	Jules Bianchi		+14.375	12
3	62	Dave Cassidy		+16.462	10
4	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+52.635	8
5	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		+58.472	6
6	5	Valtteri Bottas		+58.679	5
7	30	André Lotterer		+63.558	4
8	32	Daniel Melrose		+67.175	3
9	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		+70.933	2
10	42	Davide Valsecchi		+73.988	1
11	6	Ma Qinghua		+76.171	0
12	29	Pastor Maldonado		+76.549	0
13	91	Einar Ármannsson		+77.634	0
14	27	Nathan McKane		+78.895	0
15	31	Rhys Davies		+80.121	0
16	67	Pierre Gasly		+81.630	0
17	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+83.363	0
18	98	Salvatore Miccoli		+85.673	0
19	66	Josef Newgarden		+89.078	0
20	43	Sébastien Bourdais		+92.461	0
21	55	Artem Markelov		+99.475	0
22	11	Daniël de Jong		+102.869	0
23	56	Bradley Dagnall		+106.104	0
DNF	12	Scott Dixon		Eletrical	0
DNF	2	Raffaele Marciello		Loose Wheel	0
DNF	99	Kevin Magnussen		Collision	0

Fastest Lap:

Sebastian Vettel – 2:07.456

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Johnny Cecotto, Jr. – The Venezuelan driver was simply brilliant.

Reject Of The Race:

DGN-Mercedes – Pathetic performance from every point of view.