Ferrari shocks everyone with a one-two start at the Turkish Grand Prix, leaving Max Verstappen behind. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz secure the team's first front-row lockout since the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix.
As Ferrari surprised everyone including themselves, it was another session to forget for Aston Martin.
Heading into the weekend and indeed Q3, Ferrari being spoken of as a pole contender let alone a front row lockout was rare but something about that final lap saw the SF-23 come alive. Ricciardo has looked quick all weekend and with Yuki Tsunoda cosigned to the back of the grid due to an engine change, the Australian was given a perfect partner in the opening two phases of qualifying,
The Alfa car has looked particularly quick in the final sector of the circuit with Zhou’s time beating that of pole sitter Leclerc.After the highs of Austin, came the lows of Mexico City. McLaren had been warning that their performance may drop off at one of these circuits but what will be ultimately disappointing for Lando Norris is that it was not really down to the car’s performance as to why he exited in Q1.
Lance Stroll was first to fall, out in Q1 for the fifth time in a row, but in the very same session Alonso uncharacteristically spun coming out of Turn 1.
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