Melrose Versus Kirchhöfer Results in Closest Finish in F1 History

by Klon  27/08/2018 | 12:11 0 Posted in 2010 - Present, FIA, Formula 1 

Qualifying:

Report:

Coming out of the final corner, Kirchhöfer was made an attempt at making history; he and Melrose ended up doing so.

When the two Sauber drivers had a 1-2 seperated by 0.033 seconds at the end of the Cyprus Grand Prix, historic measurements made it unclear whether that finish was closer than the legendary photo finish F1 had called its closest before.

Marvin Kirchhöfer and Daniel Melrose, in their battle that lasted for the early part of the race and for the final part of the race put an end to this debate by settling their brawl by only 0.009 seconds, the experienced “German” beating the young German.

Both had the key roles in a race that saw the usual stars fighting in the midfield. Sebastian Vettel disappointed with driver errors all day long; the Precisions and Lando Norris were limited by their strategy and its execution and Ferrari just did not have enough pace.

Where they did not quite succeed, BR Mansell did. Profiting from a slowing Charles Leclerc in the final laps, they achieved their first Formula One podium with a 3-4 finish. Calinetic would have loved to get points, but the collision between their drivers prevented this from happening.

Race:

Fastest Lap:

Charles Leclerc – 1:15.232

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Marcel Agyemang-Badu – despite struggling in qualifying, he managed to fight himself back up the order.

Reject Of The Race:

Sebastian Vettel – one of the rare off-races of the two-time champion.

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