Back to racing in Europe and major upgrades were expected. Aston Martin reworking themselves as the Green Bull did no good as both drivers were out in Q1. Along with Alonso, massively disappointing the record Spanish crowd. Upon being told he was out, Vettel said: "You must be kidding". So it must have all looked very promising on paper.
Greater drama came in Q2 at the end. Norris had his time eliminated just as the session was ending, which meant that both Haas were through to Q3. Alpha Tauri felt that they could not give Gasly the car he deserved, he did manage to get this horrific vehicle to 14th though.
At a circuit where overtaking is difficult, it would be a test for the new aerodynamic regulations to see if they could spice up the race but, just in case, the drivers needed to qualify well. LeClerc hadn't had a brilliant session so far, spinning the car. When it looked like Verstappen might get the pole, he radioed that he was losing power, was told to go to the pits by his team and didn't. Luckily for him, his first run lap was good enough for second; with home hero Sainz only managing third and his team mate LeClerc getting the pole. The commentators were looking to see if Russell could get in the mix with this potential change of order, not Hamilton though... Russell managed fourth. LeClerc didn't seem to believe it in the interviews.
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