In Qualifying 1, there was nothing much to report beyond the bellowing cheers of the sea of orange-shirted fans as Verstappen lapped his way to first place. Verstappen and LeClerc were confident of their first run times and didn't go out for a final run, as did Albon in his Williams! Ricciardo went out in 18th with his team mate finishing 5th, don't know if he's driving slowly as a gesture to his team. Vettel went wide across the pretend gravel and also went out.
There was no real shock in Q2 - Alonso went out. The action was all down to pigeons and flares, which sounds like a fun night out in the 70s.
After the first runs in Q3 LeClerc was leading, so tension was mounting. Stroll proved that money can buy you a lot of things but it can't buy you a consistent race car, as he was out with a technical problem. In the closing minute, Perez spun, bringing out the yellow flags. This meant that Verstappen was guaranteed pole as no one could go quickly past his team mate's beached car. The Orange Army got what they came for and it looked like we were in for a boring race.
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