Rivals for the title, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso had a disappointing qualifying session. German didn`t maked to the parc ferme, stopoing car on track, and his Ferrari rival reached only to the seventh starting position. Christian Horner explained that stopping the Vettel`s car was asked by Renault mechanics, which means the problem is in the engine. If it turns out that there was not enough fuel in it, it would mean deleting the achieved times by Vettel, and he will start from the last position.
Pastor Maldonado re-flashed with the Williams car and reached great for him fourth position, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button, one of the few drivers who improved their times on their second outings in Q3 session.
In contrast Nico Rosberg made just a one quick lap in Q3 and was originally the fifth fastest driver, then fall to eighth starting position. Rosberg's performance was a great incentive for Mercedes AMG for what seemed to be another disappointing weekend. His team-mate Michael Schumacher was only 14th fastest, and on the radio we heard a lot of mutual apologies.
That is not everything as they wish in Ferrari garage proved ninth starting position for Felipe Massa, just ahead Romain Grosjean, Lotus. The race starts tomorrow at the same time, ie 14:00 CET. Follow the best Formula 1 blog in Macedonia or our FB page for the fastest way to learn about potential penalties for drivers who are under investigation.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:40.630
2. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:40.978 + 0.348
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:41.073 + 0.443
4. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:41.226 + 0.596
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:41.260 + 0.630
6. Jenson Button McLaren 1:41.290 + 0.660
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:41.582 + 0.952
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:41.603 + 0.973
9. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:41.723 + 1.093
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:41.778 + 1.148
Q2 Fastest time: L.Hamilton 1:40.901
11. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:42.019 + 1.118
12. Sergio Perez Sauber 1:42.084 + 1.183
13. Paul di Resta Force India 1:42.218 + 1.317
14. Michael Schumacher Mercedes AMG 1:42.289 + 1.388
15. Bruno Senna Williams 1:42.330 + 1.429
16. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:42.606 + 1.705
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:42.765 + 1.864
Q1 Fastest time: L.Hamilton 1:41.497
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:44.058 + 2.561
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:44.956 + 3.459
20. Charles Pic Marussia 1:45.089 + 3.592
21. Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:45.151 + 3.654
22. Timo Glock Marussia 1:45.426 + 3.929
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:45.766 + 4.269
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:46.382 + 4.885
107 time: 1:48.601
