In difficult wet conditions at Shanghai, Lewis Hamilton once again took pole position for Mercedes AMG, trouncing Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel. Nico Rosberg qualified 4th with Fernando Alonso in the leading Ferrari immediately behind in 5th. Similar to FP3, the track was fully wet at the start of qualifying. Several drivers discussed with their engineers to decide on the tyres to use. The first laps proved it was a difficult decision, but surely the cars shod on full wets were much easier to control. Every single driver came on track in the first few minutes, attempting to set a time in case more rain arrived. In these early stages, the Mercedes drivers soon emerged on top on their...
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