Not much to say about the first Qualifying session. Firstly because I didn't see it through an administrative recording error and secondly because it appeared only usual suspects went out: the Williams, Zhou, Gasly (maybe a surprise here) and Stroll.
Again, no huge surprises in Q2. Ricciardo continues to have abysmal form and was 14th. Vettel was delighted to be through and Bottas was astonished to be out. Russell and Alonso just edged it through.
Also there didn't seem to have been any accidents so far (although did something happen with Gasly and a marshall with an errant red flag?). Then Q3 happened. All 10 cars were out for a final push, it didn't look like there would be any major changes from the earlier fast laps. Then Perez slid into the barrier, Sainz didn't see the Yellow Flag and crashed into him. The drivers came up along the pair and couldn't get past. Would Sainz get a penalty for going through these flags? It gave LeClerc the pole, Sainz second and Perez third, costing his team mate any chance of starting the race ahead of him. Will Perez have to change some car part to move Verstappen up the grid? It seems team orders are on now for the second driver at Red Bull. Further back around the grid, Alonso also put his car nose-first in to the wall. The pressure at Monaco to qualify well showed. Shall we just award the points now?
Rain was predicted for race day. A little bit of spice added to the bouillabaisse.
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