"Narrative Summit" Releases 2025 Recommendations to Cement Egypt's Position as a Global Tourism Destination    Egypt, S.Arabia step up trade ties through coordination council talks    Egypt reviews progress on $200m World Bank-funded waste management hub    Egypt urges Israel to accept Gaza deal amid intensifying fighting    Egypt, ADIB explore strategic partnership in digital healthcare, investment    SCZONE, Tokyo Metropolitan Government sign MoU on green hydrogen cooperation    Egypt welcomes international efforts for peace in Ukraine    Al-Sisi, Macron reaffirm strategic partnership, coordinate on Gaza crisis    Contact Reports Strong 1H-2025 on Financing, Insurance Gains    Egypt, India's BDR Group in talks to establish biologics, cancer drug facility    AUC graduates first cohort of film industry business certificate    Egyptian pound down vs. US dollar at Monday's close – CBE    Egypt's FM, Palestinian PM visit Rafah crossing to review Gaza aid    Egypt prepares unified stance ahead of COP30 in Brazil    Egypt recovers collection of ancient artefacts from Netherlands    Egypt harvests 315,000 cubic metres of rainwater in Sinai as part of flash flood protection measures    Egypt, Namibia explore closer pharmaceutical cooperation    Fitch Ratings: ASEAN Islamic finance set to surpass $1t by 2026-end    Renowned Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim dies at 88    Egyptian, Ugandan Presidents open business forum to boost trade    Al-Sisi says any party thinking Egypt will neglect water rights is 'completely mistaken'    Egypt's Sisi warns against unilateral Nile measures, reaffirms Egypt's water security stance    Egypt's Sisi, Uganda's Museveni discuss boosting ties    Egypt, Huawei explore healthcare digital transformation cooperation    Egypt's Sisi, Sudan's Idris discuss strategic ties, stability    Egypt to inaugurate Grand Egyptian Museum on 1 November    Greco-Roman rock-cut tombs unearthed in Egypt's Aswan    Egypt reveals heritage e-training portal    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Raikkonen on pole as Ferrari lock out Monaco front row
Published in Daily News Egypt on 27 - 05 - 2017

Kimi Raikkonen set the quickest lap in qualifying in Monaco, with German teammate Sebastian Vettel set to start the race in second. Lewis Hamilton could only manage 14th on the grid, at a track where overtaking is tough.Kimi Raikkonen will start an F1 race from the front of the grid for the first time since June 2008 in Monaco on Sunday. His pole lap of 1 minute 12.178 seconds is the fastest ever set around the renowned principality's street circuit.
"I'm really happy for Kimi because he deserves it. The champion is coming out," Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene said after the session."Sebastian made a mistake in Turn Five but having two cars up there means I'm happy."
The 37-year-old Finn will share the front row with Sebastian Vettel, whose fast lap was just two-thousandths of a second quicker than another Finn, Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes.
Hamilton hamstrung for race
In the other Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton will start just 14th. His qualifying was spoiled late in the second session, when McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne crashed at the exit of the swimming pool complex. The resultant yellow flags forced Hamilton, who had been struggling for pace in the second practice session, to slow down on his last bid to set a quick lap and make the top-10 shootout for pole.
Grid position can be hugely important in Monaco, a narrow and twisty circuit where overtaking is notoriously difficult. 2017's new rules have also made it trickier to find a way past other cars.
"I can't pinpoint the problem. It's disappointing," Hamilton said afterwards. "It's a little bit unfortunate with the yellow flag at the end. That lap may have got me into the top 10 but I think I'd have struggled to be in the top five. Valtteri's lap shows we're not terrible here, so we need to know what happened."
Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo qualified fourth and fifth, ahead of Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz, Force India's Sergio Perez and Haas F1's Romain Grosjean.
McLaren's quicker than usual, but…
Jenson Button, returning to McLaren as a one-off to fill in for Fernando Alonso, who's competing at the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, qualified an impressive ninth for McLaren on his return to an F1 cockpit. However, Button will start from the back of the grid owing to a penalty as McLaren need to switch his Honda power unit ready for the race.
"I'm happy, my one and only qualifying session this year and I'm ninth… and start 20th," Button joked afterwards.
Button's penalty will boost Hamilton on Sunday to 13th on the grid.
Despite Vandoorne's crash, the Belgian will start ninth. He had set a lap quick enough to make the final session before binning the car, but then could not set a lap in the decisive third part of qualifying. Button's penalty pushes him up one spot from tenth.


Clic here to read the story from its source.