Lewis Hamilton Qualifies 9th in China
April 18th, 2009Lewis Hamilton qualifies in 9th position for the Chinese F1 race.
McLaren’s previously steady progress away from the lower midfield seems to have been accelerated by its own interim diffuser and new front wing as Lewis Hamilton made the pole shoot-out for the first time in 2009, eventually claiming ninth.
It looks likely that it will rain in Shanghai, China which will give Lewis a good chance to move through the field.
1. VETTEL Red Bull 2. ALONSO Renault 3. WEBBER Red Bull 4. BARRICHELLO Brawn 5. BUTTON Brawn 6. TRULLI Toyota 7. ROSBERG Williams 8. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 9. HAMILTON McLaren 10. BUEMI Toro Rosso 11. HEIDFELD BMW 12. KOVALAINEN McLaren 13. MASSA Ferrari 14. NAKAJIMA Williams 15. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 16. PIQUET Renault 17. KUBICA BMW 18. SUTIL Force India 19. GLOCK Toyota 20. FISICHELLA Force India
Lewis qualified heavy so was hoping for a better race – if it hadn’t rained.