Sentence examples for a flying lap from inspiring English sources

— DUNCAN IRVING Women's omnium contains six events: a flying lap, a points race, an elimination race, and individual pursuit, a scratch race, and a time trial.

In qualifying for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, it appeared Rosberg blocked Hamilton on a flying lap in the final session, run on a damp track as a thunderstorm curtailed Q2 and caused a 35-minute delay.

I don't think he's done a flying lap yet.

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel was eighth fastest as title rival Fernando Alonso had a troubled session for Ferrari, failing to complete a flying lap.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, the world championship leader, was among a handful of drivers not to do a flying lap in either session.

The omnium incorporates the individual pursuit, points and scratch races, a flying lap, 1km time trial and elimination race to find the best all-round cyclist.

The Englishman paid the price for being the only driver to plan a single flying lap when a crash involving Sauber's Sergio Perez disrupted the session.

It follows a disappointing qualifying when he didn't get around the track in time to start a final flying lap because of a timing error by the team, and started ninth.

The champion did complete a second flying lap on the tyres and his time of one minute 42.137 seconds beat Rosberg's first lap time of 1 42.196, but the German registered 1 41.856 on his second lap.

Schumacher was first left in ninth on the grid after the team failed to get him across the line in time to start a final flying lap in the top-10 qualifying shoot-out, before being forced to retire from the race with a broken DRS overtaking aid.

The Williams and Benetton formation continued on the second row, as Coulthard was third, with Herbert qualifying fourth after a late flying lap, equalling his best-ever qualifying position, achieved at the 1994 Italian Grand Prix for the Lotus team.