Rain was predicted for the session but it was dry at the start, within two minutes, drivers were spinning because it was spitting. They all got used to the conditions and fired in the laps before it stopped raining five minutes before the end of Q1. Suddenly the lap times started to tumble, with Ricciardo and Latifi losing out, accompanying Giovinnazi, Raikkonen and Mazepin to the press pen early. Mick Schumacher was through to Q2 for the first time.
Hot off the success of helmet cam, which the teams did not like as it gave away data and other information, we now have nose cam. This has graphics which show what speed etc. the car is travelling at too. It's good but it's not helmet cam. What next? Foot cam? Rear view cam? A sensor that detects tears? A small unit that gives the driver an electric shock if they swear on team radio?
Verstappen must have eaten something dodgy before the second session as Crofty was heard to comment: "Out in the front, Verstappen is turning green then purple".
Sainz, Schumacher, Vettel, Russell and Ocon were all out after Q2, with Russell losing his Q3 pass in the last slow corner, that seemed to catch a lot of the drivers out.
Despite scoring the fastest lap in Q3, he will move back 10 places for a engine replacement penalty. His team mate Bottas will move up from 2nd to 1st and his rival Verstappen will move from 3rd to 2nd. LeClerc scored a respectable 4th (3rd on the day) in his Ferrari, Gasly doing well behind him and then Alonso. Norris and Stroll both comfortably out-qualified their older, illustrious team mates.
Button had predicted a yellow flag very early during the afternoon, however, despite all the spins, none came. No red flag through rain. Not so much as a bump into the barriers.
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