I've managed to scrape together a bit of extra time to watch the qualifying. Hopefully Wednesday will be race day for me.
Q1: As expected, the three new teams finished last. Glock was the fastest of the six drivers, beating out Lotuses Kovalainen and Trulli. Lots of good drivers – Schumacher and Button – were struggling to get into Q2, but managed fast laps towards the end. It didn't work out for Kamui Kobayashi, as he got stuck behind Bruno Senna and failed to get a fast lap to make it to Q2, so he joins the new teams in 18th. Unfortunately, he also failed to stop for scrutineering when he re-entered the pit lane, which will not go down well with the FIA.
Q2: The shock news is that Jenson Button didn't make it into Q3. Meanwhile, super-fast Renaults have a return to their Monaco form as Petrov is fourth and Kubica seventh in Q2. Also, bad finisher De La Rosa and Hulkenberg both make it through. The Red Bulls, however, are far ahead of the rest of the competition.
Q3: Several drivers who didn't expect to make it through to Q3 used up their tyres, which meant they had to reuse old ones. Two of these are Hulkenberg and De La Rosa. Petrov qualified above his teammate as Vettel takes pole just before Webber. Alonso is ahead of Massa on the second row, and Hamilton joins Rosberg on row three. Both Red Bulls have been a long way ahead of the other cars, but remember that it can all change during the race as things go wrong.
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