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Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton delivered a perfect result for their team, locking out the front row of the Belgian Grand Prix's starting grid.
Championship leader Nico Rosberg snatched pole position in front of Lewis Hamilton, as the traditional Belgian rain made an appearance.
"Sometimes in these wet conditions, you just hit the sweet spot with both the car set-up and the tires, and that's definitely what happened for us today," said Toto Wolff.
"But you then need two fantastic drivers to deliver and it's very encouraging to see both cars on the front row."
There was, however, an issue with the braking system of the W05, once more.
"The only issue we saw was brake glazing - in particular on
Lewis' car," revealed Paddy Lowe.
But Hamilton, who thinks this issue cost him the pole, is still happy with second place.
"This is a circuit where you need confidence on the brakes but unfortunately, on my Q3 run, I had a glazed front left brake which made the car pull to the side," he said.
"I'm not too disappointed, though.
"Last year I was on pole, then Seb came flying past me down the Kemmel Straight, so I think P2 could be the best place to be."
Qualifying results* - Belgian Grand Prix (round 12 of 19)
1.Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W05) - 2'05"591 - Q3
2.Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W05) - 2'05"819 - Q3
3.Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 2'07"717 - Q3
4.Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F14-T) - 2'07"786 - Q3
5.Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 2'07"911 - Q3
6.Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 2'08"049 - Q3
7.Kevin Magnussen (McLaren MP4/29-Mercedes) - 2'08"679 - Q3
8.Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F14-T) - 2'08"780 - Q3
9.Felipe Massa (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 2'09"178 - Q3
10.Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/29-Mercedes) - 2'09"776 - Q3
11.Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 2'09"377 - Q2
12.Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 2'09"805 - Q2
13.Sergio Perez (Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 2'10"084 - Q2
14.Adrian Sutil (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 2'10"238 - Q2
15.Romain Grosjean (Lotus E22-Renault) - 2'11"087 - Q2
16.Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 2'12"470 - Q2
17.Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E22-Renault) - 2'11"261 - Q1
18.Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 2'11"267 - Q1
19.Max Chilton (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 2'12"566 - Q1
20.Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 2'13"414 - Q1
21.Andre Lotterer (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 2'13"469 - Q1
22.Marcus Ericsson (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 2'14"438 - Q1
*Unofficial results
Championship leader Nico Rosberg snatched pole position in front of Lewis Hamilton, as the traditional Belgian rain made an appearance.
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| (Photo: WRI2) |
"Sometimes in these wet conditions, you just hit the sweet spot with both the car set-up and the tires, and that's definitely what happened for us today," said Toto Wolff.
"But you then need two fantastic drivers to deliver and it's very encouraging to see both cars on the front row."
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| Nico Rosberg, Mercedes W05 (Photo: WRI2) |
There was, however, an issue with the braking system of the W05, once more.
"The only issue we saw was brake glazing - in particular on
Lewis' car," revealed Paddy Lowe.
But Hamilton, who thinks this issue cost him the pole, is still happy with second place.
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| Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W05 (Photo: WRI2) |
"This is a circuit where you need confidence on the brakes but unfortunately, on my Q3 run, I had a glazed front left brake which made the car pull to the side," he said.
"I'm not too disappointed, though.
"Last year I was on pole, then Seb came flying past me down the Kemmel Straight, so I think P2 could be the best place to be."
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| Fernando Alonso, Ferrari F14 T (Photo: WRI2) |
Qualifying results* - Belgian Grand Prix (round 12 of 19)
1.Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W05) - 2'05"591 - Q3
2.Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W05) - 2'05"819 - Q3
3.Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 2'07"717 - Q3
4.Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F14-T) - 2'07"786 - Q3
5.Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 2'07"911 - Q3
6.Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 2'08"049 - Q3
7.Kevin Magnussen (McLaren MP4/29-Mercedes) - 2'08"679 - Q3
8.Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F14-T) - 2'08"780 - Q3
9.Felipe Massa (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 2'09"178 - Q3
10.Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/29-Mercedes) - 2'09"776 - Q3
11.Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 2'09"377 - Q2
12.Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 2'09"805 - Q2
13.Sergio Perez (Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 2'10"084 - Q2
14.Adrian Sutil (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 2'10"238 - Q2
15.Romain Grosjean (Lotus E22-Renault) - 2'11"087 - Q2
16.Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 2'12"470 - Q2
17.Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E22-Renault) - 2'11"261 - Q1
18.Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 2'11"267 - Q1
19.Max Chilton (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 2'12"566 - Q1
20.Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 2'13"414 - Q1
21.Andre Lotterer (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 2'13"469 - Q1
22.Marcus Ericsson (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 2'14"438 - Q1
*Unofficial results
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| Valtteri Bottas, Williams FW36 (Photo: WRI2) |