The drivers arrived, took to the track and raved about it. Instagram was full of people illustrating how steep the banking is by rolling things (or themselves) down it.
Raikkonen announced his retirement this week and knowing that he was going to face a barrage of press this weekend, "tested positive for Co-vid". Polish "superstar" Kubica took his seat and was able to qualify ahead of the Haas, which is good for someone who has been out of F1 for such a long time.
The shock loser of Q1 was Perez, clearly the Curse of the Recently Signed.
The red flag came out immediately as George Russell took his Williams into the gravel. If anything a little premature as he was able to keep the car going and get back to the pits. Despite bumping the back of the vehicle into the barrier....he starts 11th.
The session started again...and Latifi put the other Williams into the barrier. So both Williams out in Q2 with Norris, Stroll and Tsunoda. Whilst Russell got away with his crash, Latifi hit with much more force.
At the end of the final qualifying session, Verstappen had pole position at his home grand prix, however he is joined on the front row by his championship competitor, Hamilton. Ocon and Giovannzi also secured great grid places, in front of Alonso and Ricciardo, the latter could not do better than 10th. Most interesting was Gasly in P4 ahead of both Ferraris.
There's huge potential for a great race tomorrow. My predictions are: Hamilton for the win. Gasly (again) for the surprise win. Two red flags. Williams mechanics fall asleep mid-race in the garage and fail to get the tires ready in time for a pit stop.
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