{"id":294440,"date":"2025-07-26T23:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T23:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/294440\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T23:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T23:04:12","slug":"bortoleto-overtakes-hulkenberg-in-sauber-qualifying-battle-qualifying-data-%c2%b7-racefans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/294440\/","title":{"rendered":"Bortoleto overtakes Hulkenberg in Sauber qualifying battle: Qualifying data \u00b7 RaceFans"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of Formula 1\u2019s rookie drivers is now leading his much more experienced team mate in their qualifying battle after today\u2019s session at Spa-Francorchamps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lap time change from practice to qualifying<\/p>\n

Aston Martin clearly found it harder to extract pace from their car than their rivals did following the single practice session. While most teams improved their lap times by over a second and a half between practice and qualifying, Aston Martin found little more than half that. The upshot is the AMR25s will start from the back row of the grid.<\/p>\n

Gaps between team mates<\/p>\n

Having had one qualifying session already prior to today, the gaps between the teams\u2019 drivers tended to close up.<\/p>\n

Lando Norris<\/a> reversed a substantial deficit to his team mate Oscar Piastri and beat him to pole position. Yuki Tsunoda got his hands on some of the newer Red Bull parts and joined Max Verstappen in Q3 \u2013 though he was further off his team mate than any other driver.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a> beat Nico Hulkenberg by a similar amount. This was Bortoleto\u2019s second-biggest win in qualifying against his Sauber team mate this year and is clearly part of a trend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hulkenberg has only out-qualified Bortoleto twice in the last eight rounds, and on those occasions his advantage was no more than six hundredths of a second. Bortoleto has now overtaken him in the qualifying battle, leading 7-6.<\/p>\n

Bortoleto isn\u2019t the only rookie who is leading their qualifying battle: Isack Hadjar<\/a> is as well. However Bortoleto\u2019s team mate is vastly more experienced than Hadjar\u2019s: this will be Hulkenberg\u2019s 240th start in a grand prix.<\/p>\n

Team mate battles sequences<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton<\/a> and Andrea Kimi Antonelli failed to extend their runs of Q3 appearances, which stood at five and four respectively coming into this race. Both went out in Q1.<\/p>\n

Lance Stroll did as well and now has the most consecutive Q1 eliminations of any driver.<\/p>\n

Out-qualified team mate<\/p>\n

Rank
\nDriver
\nStreak<\/p>\n\n1<\/td>\nFernando Alonso<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nMax Verstappen<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nGeorge Russell<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nGabriel Bortoleto<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nPierre Gasly<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nIsack Hadjar<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\nAlexander Albon<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nEsteban Ocon<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nLando Norris<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nCharles Leclerc<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Out-qualified by team mate<\/p>\n

Rank
\nDriver
\nStreak<\/p>\n\n1<\/td>\nLance Stroll<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nYuki Tsunoda<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nFranco Colapinto<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nNico Hulkenberg<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nLiam Lawson<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\nCarlos Sainz Jnr<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nOliver Bearman<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nLewis Hamilton<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nOscar Piastri<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Q1 and Q3<\/p>\n

Eliminated in Q1<\/p>\n

Rank
\nDriver
\nStreak<\/p>\n\n1<\/td>\nLance Stroll<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nFranco Colapinto<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nFernando Alonso<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nLewis Hamilton<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Reached Q3<\/p>\n

Rank
\nDriver
\nStreak<\/p>\n\n1<\/td>\nLando Norris<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nOscar Piastri<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nMax Verstappen<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nCharles Leclerc<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nGeorge Russell<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nGabriel Bortoleto<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nAlexander Albon<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nYuki Tsunoda<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nIsack Hadjar<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n=<\/td>\nLiam Lawson<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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