On 14/04, 12:17
Jean-Eric Vergne qualified in 18th place during the qualifications in China, but the Frenchman will ultimately start from the pits as the Toro Rosso team decided to modify the settings of the tricolor driver's car. 
On 14/04, 12:08
Fernando Alonso managed to qualify in the top 10, the Spanish driver will start 9th. Felipe Massa could only manage 12th place on the grid, but both Ferrari drivers hope to climb up the rankings tomorrow in the race and both fight for points. 
On 14/04, 11:11
Kimi Räikkönen will start tomorrow from 4th place on the grid, and the Finnish driver hopes to have a good race and maybe secure his first podium since his return to F1. His teammate, Romain Grosjean, expressed some disappointment with his qualification because he hoped for better, but after a mistake in Q2, he had to use all his sets of soft tires and ultimately couldn't compete in Q3. 
On 14/04, 10:08
For the first time in 43 races, Sebastian Vettel failed to qualify for Q3. The German driver ended up in 11th place. His teammate, Mark Webber, didn't fare much better, as the Australian driver will start 6th on the grid tomorrow, proving that the Red Bull is not yet completely up to the level of its rivals. 
On 14/04, 10:06
The Mercedes AMG team will monopolize the front row of the starting grid for the Chinese Grand Prix tomorrow. Nico Rosberg will start from pole position for the first time in his career, and Michael Schumacher will start alongside him. Both men hope to take advantage of their positions to achieve a good result. 
On 14/04, 10:06
Although achieving the second-fastest time in the qualifying session, Lewis Hamilton will start from the fourth row tomorrow, Sunday, due to his gearbox change penalty. Less in form since the beginning of the weekend, Jenson Button had to use the soft tires from Q1 and, consequently, was forced to do only one stint in Q3. 
On 14/04, 09:37
Although the Williams drivers don't hide their disappointment at not being able to make it into Q3, they remain confident about the race pace of the FW34 and will therefore aim for points again. 
On 14/04, 09:36
Timo Glock had a complicated day today as the behavior of his car was significantly altered with the higher temperatures encountered in China today. The German driver had to work very hard to regain better sensations with his MR01. On his side, Charles Pic experienced similar but less significant problems. The Frenchman was a bit disappointed with his performance in qualifying, but he is happy with the competitiveness of his Marussia. 
On 14/04, 09:22
If their times are not far off from those of their predecessors, Force India remains among the last teams in terms of pure performance. A situation that doesn't overly alarm the drivers, aware that their race pace may allow them to hope for better. 
On 14/04, 09:17
The two Sauber drivers managed to qualify in Q3 today, with a special mention to Kamui Kobayashi who will start from 3rd place on the grid. Sergio Pérez will start from 8th position. Both men hope to take advantage of their good positions to score big points in the race tomorrow. 
On 14/04, 08:33
Always the last, the HRT team continues their slow improvement nevertheless, this time well below the critical 107% mark. While Pedro de la Rosa expressed satisfaction with his Q1, Narain Karthikeyan has some regrets after two imperfect stints. 
On 14/04, 07:55
The Toro Rosso drivers did not achieve the performance they hoped for. Jean-Eric Vergne failed to qualify for Q2, while Daniel Ricciardo could only manage the last time in Q2. Both men do not understand why the STR7 lacked competitiveness and they hope that tomorrow will be another day. 
On 14/04, 07:51
Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov feel they did what was needed today in qualifying. Both Caterham drivers believe they maximized the potential offered by the CT01. They are happy with their laps and hope to deliver a good race tomorrow. 
On 14/04, 07:26
In a qualifying session threatened by rain, Nico Rosberg delivered a rare performance by setting the fastest time, five-tenths ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. The front row will therefore be monopolized by the Mercedes AMG, with Lewis Hamilton being penalized five places on the starting grid. Vettel was eliminated as early as Q2. 
On 14/04, 05:15
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