“That is by far Daniel Ricciardo’s best qualifying day of the season so far.with a small piece of bodywork flying off his Red Bull and Norris closing in behind him for second.with Russell costing himself the potential opportunity to challenge Max Verstappen for the win after clipping the kerb at Turn 8 and allowing Lando Norris – who he had overtaken shortly before – back through.927 70 laps 2 stops2 Lando NORRIS McLaren +3.

before crossing the line in eighth place to score his first Grand Prix points of the campaign.a representative of Octane Racing Group.“The team confirmed in the hearing that the driver had been advised to bring the car back to the pits as they were trying to avoid a Safety Car situation.so the action would continue as drivers returned to the track on intermediates.