MorrisF1

With the exception of Russell being pretty quick, qualifying went in a way I did not expect. In Q1, both Williams got knocked out, as did Lawson. Ocon was slowest but as his Alpine is running old parts that is explicable. More surprising was Hulkenberg’s departure, given he finished 7th in the sprint, and Perez easily making it through (a rarity these days). Turns out the German had an electrical power problem, preventing him attempting multiple fast laps. Another weird thing was that Q2 had both Saubers in it. Zhou Guanyu qualified 12th, one place ahead of Bottas. I’m rather perplexed. Gasly was the fastest eliminated man, with Tsunoda and Stroll the slowest. And so to Q3. Verstappen had turned up to qualifying with unexpected pace and the battle for pole was a tussle between him and Russell. In the end, the Dutchman won. Row two is McLaren land, Norris ahead of Piastri, while row three has future team mates Leclerc and Hamilton. Sainz and Alonso make the fourth row Spanish territory...