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German Nico Rosberg was all smiles after he set the fastest time and clinched pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin.
Q1
Lewis Hamilton immediately set the pace in Q1, with Valtteri Bottas second in the Williams. Then, Rosberg, in the second Mercedes AMG, moved to first place.
With a minute to go, Hamilton set a fast time of 1m37.196 to take first place. Felipe Massa in his Williams took second place ahead of Bottas, Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso in the first Ferrari and Kevin Magnussen in the fastest McLaren.
Out of Q1 were Jean-Eric Vergne, Esteban Gutierrez, Sebastian Vettel and Romain Grosjean.
Q2
Nico Rosberg immediately set a fast time in 1m37.099 to take first pace ahead of Hamilton. Alonso was a surprising third.
In the final moments, Massa jumped into third place behind the Mercedes duo. Bottas was fourth and Alonso was fifth.
Out of Q2 were Pastor Maldonado, Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Daniil Kvyat.
Q3
Rosberg was again quickest of all at the beginning of Q3, ahead of Hamilton and the Williams duo of Bottas and Massa.
Drivers came in for their second set of yellow Pirellis.
On his second set of tires, Rosberg managed to go even quicker, setting a time of 1m36.067. Hamilton took second place, almost four tenths of a second slower than Rosberg. The Briton locked up his left front tires under braking and lost a bit of time. He later admitted that his Mercedes W05 is still suffering from brake problems.
Teammates Bottas and Massa qualified on the second row.
Daniel Ricciardo took fifth place in his Red Bull ahead of Alonso (Ferrari), Button and Magnussen (McLaren), Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari and Adrian Sutil in the Sauber.
Q1
Lewis Hamilton immediately set the pace in Q1, with Valtteri Bottas second in the Williams. Then, Rosberg, in the second Mercedes AMG, moved to first place.
With a minute to go, Hamilton set a fast time of 1m37.196 to take first place. Felipe Massa in his Williams took second place ahead of Bottas, Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso in the first Ferrari and Kevin Magnussen in the fastest McLaren.
Out of Q1 were Jean-Eric Vergne, Esteban Gutierrez, Sebastian Vettel and Romain Grosjean.
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| Nico Rosberg, Mercedes AMG (Photo: Rene Fagnan) |
Q2
Nico Rosberg immediately set a fast time in 1m37.099 to take first pace ahead of Hamilton. Alonso was a surprising third.
In the final moments, Massa jumped into third place behind the Mercedes duo. Bottas was fourth and Alonso was fifth.
Out of Q2 were Pastor Maldonado, Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Daniil Kvyat.
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| Valtteri Bottas, Williams (Photo: Rene Fagnan) |
Q3
Rosberg was again quickest of all at the beginning of Q3, ahead of Hamilton and the Williams duo of Bottas and Massa.
Drivers came in for their second set of yellow Pirellis.
On his second set of tires, Rosberg managed to go even quicker, setting a time of 1m36.067. Hamilton took second place, almost four tenths of a second slower than Rosberg. The Briton locked up his left front tires under braking and lost a bit of time. He later admitted that his Mercedes W05 is still suffering from brake problems.
Teammates Bottas and Massa qualified on the second row.
Daniel Ricciardo took fifth place in his Red Bull ahead of Alonso (Ferrari), Button and Magnussen (McLaren), Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari and Adrian Sutil in the Sauber.
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| Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing (Photo: Rene Fagnan) |