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Qualifying Analysis: How F1 ended up with the Sochi Q2 farce
Saturday’s qualifying session for the Russian Grand Prix is unlikely to be remembered as one of the high points of the 2018 Formula 1 season. While there was something of a surprise result as Valtteri Bottas pipped the hitherto-dominant Lewis Hamilton to pole in Q3, the session was devoid of any proper drama or shocks. It was always expected to be a quieter session than usual given the litany of grid penalties affecting one-quarter of the grid following power unit changes earlier in the weekend. 5774263478001 CrashTV: But it resulted in a situation where five cars didn’t even bother to set a time in Q2, meaning anyone who bothered to go out on-track automatically advanced to Q3....
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