Maldonado Fails, First Triumph for Theodore Racing

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	62	Jules Bianchi		1:05.744
2	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:05.968
3	24	Kevin Magnussen		1:06.080
4	33	Einar Ármannsson		1:06.151
5	27	Dave Cassidy		1:06.281
6	34	Valtteri Bottas		1:06.310
7	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:06.326
8	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:06.350
9	30	Dean Stoneman		1:06.553
10	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		1:06.708
11	28	Daniel Melrose		1:07.085
12	23	Pierre Gasly		1:07.082
13	31	Romain Grosjean		1:07.289
14	22	Jordan Davies		1:07.365
15	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:07.466
16	32	Alexander Albon		1:07.621
17	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1:07.815
18	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:07.855
19	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1:08.394
20	91	Max Verstappen		1:08.397
21	6	Santiago Urrutia		1:08.551
22	55	Artem Markelov		1:08.734
23	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1:08.892
24	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:08.975
25	119	Felix Rosenqvist		1:09.027
26	56	Sergey Sirotkin		1:09.169

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

With the rain gone, it was expected that the old order would be restored with significantly less chaos. Whilst certain things went as expected, others did not. Qualifying ended with Jules Bianchi’s first pole position of the 2019 Formula One season.

Pastor Maldonado corrected that development at the start, quickly acquiring the lead from the French star. He then went on to build a very significant lead, even through the pitstop period, as the rest battled for the places down the order.

However, then Maldonado got careless: whilst lapping the struggling Carlos Sainz, Jr., Pastor Maldonado ran out of track and talent. This resulted in a race-ending accident, creating a true battle for the lead as Precision and Theodore saw their chances.

In the end, today’s glory lies with Teddy Yip. The son of the great businessman from Indonesia has outdone his father’s achievements after only four races in the sport: Einar Ármannsson scored Theodore’s first and his second victory in the sport.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	33	Einar Ármannsson		52:09.762	15
2	30	Dean Stoneman		+12.200	12
3	34	Valtteri Bottas		+14.511	10
4	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		+15.746	8
5	2	Lewis Hamilton		+24.369	6
6	62	Jules Bianchi		+25.555	5
7	27	Dave Cassidy		+29.854	4
8	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		+37.242	3
9	28	Daniel Melrose		+39.093	2
10	31	Romain Grosjean		+41.779	1
11	23	Pierre Gasly		+44.762	0
12	32	Alexander Albon		+65.622	0
13	1	Sebastian Vettel		Accident	0
14	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1 Lap	0
15	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1 Lap	0
16	6	Santiago Urrutia		1 Lap	0
17	55	Artem Markelov		1 Lap	0
18	22	Jordan Davies		1 Lap	0
19	119	Felix Rosenqvist		1 Lap	0
20	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1 Lap	0
21	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1 Lap	0
22	24	Kevin Magnussen		2 Laps	0
DNF	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		Engine	0
DNF	56	Sergey Sirotkin		Oil Leak	0
DNF	29	Pastor Maldonado		Collision	0
DNF	91	Max Verstappen		Collision	0

* given 60-second penalty for failing to undertake one of the required pitstops

Fastest Lap:

Jules Bianchi – 1:08.203

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Holden – a nice outing by the underperforming works effort.

Reject Of The Race:

Pastor Maldonado – there was no need to throw away all the great effort of his race.