News Details

German GP: Rosberg snatches pole despite engine cut-out scare

Nico Rosberg will start the German Grand Prix from pole position, after beating his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying at Hockenheim. Rosberg was forced to abort his first Q3 run due to an "electronic error" that briefly cut the engine. But his second lap gave him pole which was "a fantastic lap in the circumstances" according to the pitwall, as he ran with enough fuel for two laps instead of one in case he made a mistake on his first attempt. It was Rosberg's fifth pole of the season – 30 years on from his father Keke starting from pole here for McLaren – and came after setting the pace in every practice session all weekend. It had looked like Hamilton...
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Rosberg beats Hamilton to pole

Nico Rosberg has claimed pole position for his home race at the German GP...
8y ago from SkySports.com

Rosberg secures pole at home Grand Prix

German Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in qualifying his home Grand...
8y ago from F1Technical.net

F1 teams to debate wet weather standing starts

F1 teams will this week debate the idea of having standing starts in wet...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Hamilton encouraged despite missing pole

Mercedes AMG Petronas Lewis Hamilton says he is confident about his...
8y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia explains why it's ‘impossible'...

After failing to secure a podium at his Grand Prix at Mugello, Francesco...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

EU approves Liberty Media's purchase of MotoGP and...

Liberty Media has received unconditional approval from the European...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Malukas’ recovery drive secures Foyt’s best team...

During Sunday’s IndyCar race at Road America, David Malukas was the...
38m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar Road America – Race Results

Road America was the scene of this weekend’s IndyCar event, and high...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Rallies around the world: The ones not to miss – and...

Rallying is unlike any other motorsport. It doesn’t unfold on pristine...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

5 replacements for Thomas Partey that Arsenal could...

The Athletic reported today that Arsenal will definitely seek a...
7h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Revealed: Jose Mourinho has spoken with Man Utd star...

Fenerbahce have made an offer to Manchester United attacking midfielder...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Athletic confirm Arsenal are discussing exciting...

Arsenal have recently been linked with highly-rated young Sevilla...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Manchester United hero Edwin van der Sar snubs...

Edwin van der Sar has backed his former side Manchester United to win the...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Aston Martin STUNNED by Adrian Newey methods

2016 F1 world champion Nico Rosberg has suggested... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com

I was an F1 star and I won Le Mans six times, but I just...

Jacky Ickx is a name that belongs in the list of... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

Mercedes edge towards Max Verstappen decision after George...

George Russell has given his verdict on rumours... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.