The weather was all over the place today, with Q1 starting dry. Petrov managed to spin out early on, putting his fast car at the bottom of the grid. The session was red-flagged, and by the time it restarted the rain had arrived.
Two Virgin cars spun, leaving Di Grassi facing backwards – the driver didn't get in any faster lap, so he ended up twenty-third.
Spins also for the two Saubers left them out in Q1, but Glock (Virgin) and Kovalainen (Lotus) made it through to Q2.
In the second session, things were really drying up, making the lap times much faster. Unsurprisingly, the two new team drivers were sixteenth and seventeenth, but the Lotus's time was not far off Buemi's.
The two Mercedes just failed to get into Q3, and their penalties (10 places for Schumacher, 5 for Rosberg) put them 21st and 17th respectively. Schumacher's old team mate Barrichello did make it. So there were two MacLarens, two Ferraris, two Red Bulls, two Williams, one Renault and one Force India in the form of Sutil in Q3. Last year, Force India got pole.
This wasn't the case this year. Red Bull ended up with pole position, with Hamilton in second and Kubica third. A bad session for Ferrari – and incoming rain right at the end – left Alonso in tenth. After other penalties for unscheduled changes (to come overnight, I expect), the final positions will be revealed in the morning.
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