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Leclerc extends pole run, Hamilton second
Charles Leclerc extended his breathtaking run of pole positions to four races, but Lewis Hamilton beat Sebastian Vettel to second.Leclerc has become the first Ferrari driver since Michael Schumacher in 2001 to claim four poles in succession and the 21-year-old now has six overall in 2019.
Lewis Hamilton says he is relishing the "different challenge " of taking on Japanese GP qualifying and the race on the same day, as Formula 1 prepares for a super Sunday at Suzuka. Saturday's track action has been cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and, weather permitting, qualifying will now take
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© Getty Lewis Hamilton says he is relishing the "different challenge" of taking on Japanese GP qualifying and the race on the same day, as Formula 1 prepares for a super Sunday at Suzuka.
Saturday's track action has been cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and, weather permitting, qualifying will now take place at 2am UK time (10am local) on Sunday, four hours before the scheduled start to the race.
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Drivers will therefore have to quickly switch their mentality from an intense hour-long qualifying shootout before a 53-lap race around one of F1's most iconic, demanding and unforgiving tracks.
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Lewis Hamilton admitted Russian GP qualifying could have been "a lot worse" due to Ferrari's "jet-mode" power advantage on the straights. Leclerc stormed to his fourth consecutive pole on Saturday, but Hamilton snatched a front-row grid slot from Vettel with a great final Q3 lap.That was despite Mercedes boss Toto Wolff's claim that Ferrari were gaining "seven to eight tenths" on the Sochi straights.
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© Reuters REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji "I'm definitely down for that," said Hamilton, who holds a commanding 73-point lead in his quest for a momentous sixth world championship.
"It's cool when it's a different format in some ways.
"It's a different mentality you enter into, and there are two different mindsets, two different rhythms.
"Normally you have time after qualifying to then calm down and chill and then ramp it up to the next day. But if you have to do it on the same day, it's a different challenge and I like that."
© Getty (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi) Japanese GP qualifying and then race are live and exclusive on Sky Sports F1, while there will also be special programmes - such as the Paddock Walkabout and an #AskCrofty with Damon Hill - between the sessions.
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Bobby Hamilton , Jr. has had two top-ten and one top-five finishes in just five starts at Darlington Raceway. While many drivers dread the egg shaped oval, Hamilton , Jr. looks forward to the challenge of taming the "track too tough to tame." "Darlington is a tough race track but I really enjoy racing
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Sunday represents the first time F1 has run qualifying and the race on the same day since the United States GP in 2015, when Hamilton qualified on the front row behind former Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
What's the forecast at Suzuka?
© Reuters REUTERS/Issei Kato Although there are extreme winds and heavy rain in the area, Suzuka - so far - seems to have avoided the brunt of the super typhoon and there have been no reported incidents locally.
The storm is expected to pass through quickly, with the current weather forecast predicting a dry, sunny Sunday.
The current timetable is subject to change, and if qualifying cannot take place then the results from Friday's Practice Two will dictate the starting grid.
If that is the case, Valtteri Bottas will start on pole ahead of Hamilton.
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