Nico Rosberg topped all Practice sessions and took forward this lead to Qualifying as well. But it was very tricky in the end. Hamilton topped Q1 and Q2 from Rosberg.
In Q3 Rosberg was going quicker on his first lap from Hamilton but ultimately bailed out due to an electronics issue. He cam back out with less than 5 minutes to go into Q3 with a heavier fuel load and fresh set of softs. The first flying lap he did, he nailed it perfectly going nearly a tenth faster than Hamilton!
Lewis Hamilton had another fast lap up on his sleeves but couldn’t match the German’s time which he set in tricky circumstances in front of his home fans.
Brilliant indeed.
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ROS: "It was a great feeling, great lap. Not only was it just one lap but I also had extra fuel. I had fuel for three laps" #GermanGP 🇩🇪
Pole, baby!!!! ☝🏼️🏁🇩🇪 @nico_rosberg #TeamRosberg #GermanGP #Hockenheim
"A great lap but I also had extra fuel. It was really satisfying." Recap: skysports.com/f1/live-blog #GermanGP
"Beauty, cheers boys." @danielricciardo on the Team radio after P3 #GermanGP quali. Game on for Race Day! 👊🇩🇪 #F1
.@MercedesAMGF1 📻 "You have pole position, Nico - fantastic lap in the circumstances" 👍🏻 👍🏻 #GermanGP 🇩🇪 #F1
Red Bulls beat the two Ferraris as Ricciardo lined up third and Verstappen fourth ahead of the two Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. Red Bull are getting closer and closer to the second place in constructors championship.
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Behind them there was a close call between the Force Indias and Williams as Hulkenberg lined up 7th followed by Bottas in 8th, Perez in 9th and Massa rounding off the top 10.
One lockup could change it all.😂 Well Done @nico_rosberg for your pole. Solid lap.💪 but for @LewisHamilton sunday is a new day. #GermanGP
Proving that you only need one good lap, @Nico_Rosberg is on pole, out qualifying @LewisHamilton for the #GermanGP
So, a German takes Pole position for the 2016 German GP in a German car - more Deutschland than you can shake a bratwurst at #GermanGP
94% – @MercedesAMGF1 will now have been on pole in 47 of the last 50 @F1 races. #GermanGP @Nico_Rosberg #NR6
Kvyat sounding very low talking to Sky: “I drove a bad qualy. I think I don’t know what’s going on at the moment.” #GermanGP
P6 and P8 for Checo and Nico - both qualify for Q3! #GermanGP #FeelTheForce
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WATCH: Onboard with ROS for the blistering lap that secured pole at the #GermanGP VIDEO >> f1.com/GER-PoleLap …
Awkward moment there @danielricciardo at the interview with Lewis reply??LOL always with a smile! Good job today #GermanGP #SkyF1
@DanielRicciardo is such an inspiring driver: smile, humility and courtesy #GermanGP @f1
Perfectly executed lap by @nico_rosberg despite engine probs! Hoping for a tough fight b/w Mercs. Great to see the Bulls in row 2 #GermanGP
Max satisfied after #GermanGP quali: "Only 0.1 second behind @danielricciardo, that's not bad for the first time with an F1 car here."
So good to see @danielricciardo and @redbullracing consistently closing the gap to @MercedesAMGF1 bring on race day! #GermanGP
RIC: "We got pretty close. My first lap in Q3 was really good. There wasn't much more on the table" #GermanGP 🇩🇪
