Italian GP 2013 – Qualifying

Q1

It was back to normal service in Q1 after the surprising results of Spa. It was Force India who were on the cusp of being the surprise casualties of Q1, while Bottas and Guiterrez were unable to match their team mates pace

OUT:17) Gutierrez 18) Bottas 19) Van der Garde 20) Pic 21) Bianchi 22) Chilton

Q2

While Q1 was full of surprises in Spa, it was Q2 that was in for a shock at Monza. With the time counting down Hamilton messed up a flying lap by going off the track in the last bend. As he tried to string a lap together he found himself behind his self-confessed “ex-friend” Adrian Sutil, who appeared to impede Hamilton going into Parabolica. No penalty has been given. Hamilton was not the only underperformer, as both Lotus’s failed to make the final session.

OUT: 11) Raikkonen 12) Hamilton 13) Grosjean 14) Sutil 15) Maldonado 16) Di Resta

Q3

Q3 was a Red Bull shoot out, with very few surprises as it was a Vettel/Webber 1-2. However, there was one huge surprise for the Sauber team as Nico Hulkenburg finished qualifying in 3rd place. The Ferrari’s improved on their positions in Spa, but Alonso was not happy after Massa wasn’t helping him as he felt he should, and finished behind his Ferrari team mate. The Toro Rosso boys managed a solid qualifying, as did Mclaren.

OUT: 1) Vettel 2) Webber 3) Hulkenberg 4) Massa 5) Alonso 6) Rosberg 7) Ricciardo 8) Perez 9) Button 10) Vergne

The Grid

1) Vettel
2) Webber
3) Hulkenberg
4) Massa
5) Alonso
6) Rosberg
7) Ricciardo
8) Perez
9) Button
10) Vergne
11) Raikkonen
12) Hamilton
13) Grosjean
14) Sutil
15) Maldonado
16) Di Resta
17) Gutierrez
18) Bottas
19) Van der Garde
20) Pic
21) Bianchi
22) Chilton

With a 70% chance of rain for the race tomorrow it should be very exciting! Everyone had better you set your alarm for 2pm Italian time!