The fourth qualifying Saturday of the season promised to be the closest yet – did it live up to the hype? Absolutely. Starting with a few early timesheet-toppers in FP3, and finishing with Sebastian Vettel on pole, Ferrari picked up right where it left off on Friday. They’ve brought the fight all season on Sunday, and now with their first 1-2 since 2008, it’s officially been taken to Saturdays too. Much has been made in the past 24 hours of Mercedes struggles getting temperature into its tyres, and while there’s certainly an issue with back-end grip, make no mistake: this was all Ferrari. The SF70H plants itself into a corner and stays planted, the kerbs providing less of a...
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