Major delay sees Nurburgring Qualifiers Q1 extended by 50 minutes

Updated: 09:53, 18 Apr

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Due to the significant time lost under the red flag, race control has extended the end of Qualifying 1 for the Nürburgring Qualifiers.

An early crash brought Qualifying 1 to an immediate halt at the Nürburgring Qualifiers, with the #39 Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EVO ending up in the barriers.

Christian Krognes was at the wheel at the time, escaping unharmed, but the impact caused heavy damage to the guardrail.

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What was initially expected to be a short interruption quickly turned into a lengthy stoppage, with the red flag lasting over 30 minutes as repairs were carried out.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Major delay sees Nurburgring Qualifiers Q1 extended by 50 minutes

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