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Sebastian Vettel enters his home race at Hockenheimring from the first position on the grid. Lewis Hamilton has been pushed back far, but he has already turned out to be a powerful dubber in Germany.
05:50, 22 July 2018
Hamilton left in the first qualifying phase. After a race of the world champion, the hydraulic pressure was lost on the Mercedes of the world champion. Hamilton had struck the relatively strong underbody on the curbs – whether it was the cause or the result of the damage was not clear for the moment. "The mood is naturally in the basement after such an unforeseen incident," said Hamilton
Hamilton knows how to overtake at Hockenheim
The Briton squatted sadly on his car on foot, but soon after he practiced Zweckoptimismus again: "Hockenheim is an excellent track to overtake," said the defending champion. In 2014, he was third in Germany from the 20th place on the game grid.
Again, the limitation of damage should be the goal. After ten of the 21 races of the season, Hamilton misses eight points in the Vettel World Cup standings. It resumes Sunday after his first win Hockenheim. In Germany, the local hero has so far only won over the Nürburgring in 2013.
"I'm still full of adrenaline, but so happy," said Vettel in a first reaction . "To do that here means a lot." The four-time world champion grew up in Heppenheim just 50 kilometers from the track, his father Norbert was one of the first sympathizers.
For Vettel, it's the 55th pole position of his career, the fifth season. With a brilliant last lap, the fastest in 1: 11.212 minutes on this circuit, the 31-year-old Hamilton teammate Mercedes Hamilton relegated Valtteri Botta to second place with just over two tenths second. 19659017] Before my last tour, I had the feeling that there was something else in it. Sebastian Vettel
"Before my last tour, I had the impression that there was still something in there, I'm delighted to have the last rest.Might get out of the car, "said Vettel. In the second line begins his teammate Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen and pilot Red Bull Max Verstappen .
Daniel Ricciardo must finish in the second Red Bull field after his team decided to trade several components on the powertrain of his car. On Friday, Ricciardo and Verstappen showed Hockenheim the best practices. However, the bulls hope for more victory in Hungary next week because of the characteristics of the track.
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