Jordan Davies Amazes, Dean Stoneman Retires in Brazil
Qualifying:
Pos | # | Driver | Constructor | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 63 | Diego Álvarez Torrente | 1:06.995 | |
2 | 62 | Jules Bianchi | 1:07.776 | |
3 | 34 | Valtteri Bottas | 1:07.897 | |
4 | 29 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:07.933 | |
5 | 30 | Dean Stoneman | 1:08.073 | |
6 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:08.149 | |
7 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:08.152 | |
8 | 28 | Daniel Melrose | 1:08.361 | |
9 | 22 | Jordan Davies | 1:08.665 | |
10 | 33 | Einar Ármannsson | 1:08.665 | |
11 | 27 | Dave Cassidy | 1:08.642 | |
12 | 24 | Kevin Magnussen | 1:08.980 | |
13 | 118 | Carlos Sainz Jr | 1:08.857 | |
14 | 6 | Santiago Urrutia | 1:09.091 | |
15 | 66 | Pascal Wehrlein | 1:09.240 | |
16 | 21 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 1:09.500 | |
17 | 90 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:09.715 | |
18 | 91 | Max Verstappen | 1:10.283 | |
19 | 23 | Pierre Gasly | 1:10.287 | |
20 | 67 | Mike Rockenfeller | 1:10.448 | |
21 | 56 | Sergey Sirotkin | 1:10.591 | |
22 | 119 | Felix Rosenqvist | 1:10.942 | |
23 | 55 | Artem Markelov | 1:11.575 | |
24 | 5 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | 1:11.615 |
Report:
The Championships were decided, but F1 has one weekend left in the season of 2019. As some teams and drivers are still fighting for position and for employment in the future, we can still expect a lot of fight from the F1 stars.
Diego Torrente and Jordan Davies sure brought their A+ game. The only thing stopping Torrente from achieving a grand chelem was a miserable start, dropping him to 8th. He then sliced past his rivals to take a dominant win.
Jordan Davies was the only driver who somewhat kept up with him, the only driver less than three quarters of a minute behind the race winner. Making the most of his ability, Jordan may have earned a drive with a different team for 2020.
Drivers who disappointed in the rain were Vettel, who ended the record-breaking top 10 run of Dean Stoneman in the way his own record run was ended in 2017, and Cassidy and Ricciardo, who were miles behind their teammates.
Race:
Pos | # | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 63 | Diego Álvarez Torrente | 52:09.857 | 15 | |
2 | 22 | Jordan Davies | +19.046 | 12 | |
3 | 29 | Pastor Maldonado | +48.316 | 10 | |
4 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | +50.580 | 8 | |
5 | 62 | Jules Bianchi | +53.148 | 6 | |
6 | 34 | Valtteri Bottas | +68.200 | 5 | |
7 | 28 | Daniel Melrose | 1 Lap | 4 | |
8 | 66 | Pascal Wehrlein | 1 Lap | 3 | |
9 | 21 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 Lap | 2 | |
10 | 118 | Carlos Sainz Jr | 1 Lap | 1 | |
11 | 91 | Max Verstappen | 2 Laps | 0 | |
12 | 56 | Sergey Sirotkin | 2 Laps | 0 | |
13 | 23 | Pierre Gasly | 2 Laps | 0 | |
14 | 27 | Dave Cassidy | 2 Laps | 0 | |
15 | 55 | Artem Markelov | 2 Laps | 0 | |
16 | 119 | Felix Rosenqvist | 2 Laps | 0 | |
17 | 90 | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 Laps | 0 | |
DNF | 24 | Kevin Magnussen | Transmission | 0 | |
DNF | 6 | Santiago Urrutia | Engine | 0 | |
DNF | 33 | Einar Ármannsson | Suspension | 0 | |
DNF | 5 | Marvin Kirchhöfer | Engine | 0 | |
DNF | 67 | Mike Rockenfeller | Oil Leak | 0 | |
DNF | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Collision | 0 | |
DNF | 30 | Dean Stoneman | Collision | 0 |
Fastest Lap:
Diego Álvarez Torrente – 1:08.969
Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:
Jordan Davies – he drove like a master in the wet weather and earns Haas an amazing second place in their final Formula One Grand Prix weekend.
Reject Of The Race:
Sebastian Vettel – running into Dean Stoneman ends both their runs of consecutive top 10 finishes and hurts Caterham’s chances of finishing second.