New qualifying session and new opportunity for Antonio Giovinazzi, \u2013 replacing Pascal Wehrlein who is still injured \u2013 but a different outcome compared to Australia where he had led the first qualifying session without major issues. An error in Q1 decided otherwise this Saturday. A much smoother qualifying session, however, for Marcus Ericsson, who managed to reach Q2 in 14th position.<\/p>\n
Antonio Giovinazzi, 15th in Q1 (1:34.963 min \/ super soft)<\/p>\n
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Eager to do well with this new opportunity, the 2016 GP2 season runner-up attacked hard (too hard) during Q1 at the start of the final corner, going wide, which resulted in a big scare and a heavily damaged car. A costly mistake, as he had already secured a place in Q2.<\/p>\n
After a check-up conducted by the medical service, he shared details about his session.<\/p>\n
For me, it was a disappointing end to the session. Everything was going well until the last corner of my last lap. I was already in Q2 and I was improving my time, but I pushed a little too hard. I hit the grass on the exit of my last corner and then lost the rear of the car.<\/p>\n
It is a certain disappointment felt by the Italian driver who made a point of apologizing to his team.<\/p>\n
\u00ab I apologize to the team for what happened. Tomorrow I will do my best to deliver a good performance \u00bb he concluded.<\/p>\n
\nGiovinazzi walks away following his crash after Turn 16 <\/p>\n
Q2 slightly delayed as the track is cleared#ChineseGP<\/a> #Quali<\/a> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 pic.twitter.com\/8gtgAyxGC5<\/a><\/p>\n