Team Summary:
Qualifying would commence with the first time being set by Leclerc with a 1m:10.780 bit Gasly and Sainz would move ahead with Gasly setting a 1m:10.062. The firs of the Williams was in fifth if only temporarily. More times would come in with Norris now quickest with a 1m:09.537 only to see Verstappen take the top spot with a 1m:089.329. Norris was now second followed by Perez and Ricciardo. The Williams pair were currently ninth and 14th. Hamilton would go quickest with a 1m:08.824 from Verstappen. The Williams drivers were now 12th and 17th with eight minutes remaining.

Leclerc was now second but Sainz would move ahead to make it Hamilton from Sainz, Verstappen and Gasly fourth. Leclerc had a lap time deleted seeing him down in 18th. For Williams they were 15th and 16th. Hamilton was still quickest from Sainz, Bottas, Verstappen, Gasly, Tsunoda, Norris, Alonso, Perez and Ricciardo as the period drew to a close. Both Williams cars were back out on new soft tyres. Leclerc would move into third seeing the Williams now 16th and 17th. Bottas was now in second ahead of Sainz and Leclerc. The Williams drivers were now 17th and 18th. Giovinazzi was now sixth seeing the top ten now Hamilton, Bottas, Sainz, Leclerc, Perez, Verstappen, Giovinazzi, Gasly, Tsunoda, and Norris tenth. So both Williams cars were out of qualifying but we did have Nicholas ahead of George in what was a very rare occurrence.

The second period would see Hamilton quickest from Verstappen. Bottas, Gasly, Leclerc, Sainz, Ricciardo, Perez, Alonso and Norris tenth after their first runs. After their second runs the order would be Hamilton remaining fastest from Bottas, Verstappen, Leclerc, Gasly, Perez, Norris, Sainz, Ricciardo and Alonso tenth. the final period of qualifying would see Hamilton quickest from Verstappen and Bottas after their first runs. With a 1m:07.934 we would see Hamilton remain fastest with Verstappen alongside him in second. Bottas was third followed by Perez, Gasly, Sainz, Leclerc, Norris, Ricciardo and Alonso tenth. So Williams will start the Sprint from 17th and 18th not that much behind their championship rivals Alfa Romeo. Now it will all come down to what they can achieve in the Sprint.

George Russell:
George would follow Nicholas also on the soft tyre for his first run in qualifying and would be able to set a 1m:10.395 to be ninth. George had dropped to 11th with just under ten minutes remaining. A further lap and he would improve with a 1m:10.191 to be 16th. He would pit after a six lap run. Quickly he would return again on the soft tyre setting a 1m:09.953 to be 14th but he would drop to 16th then 18th and as a result out of qualifying.

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would start his qualifying coming out on the soft tyre. He would set a 1m:11.246 to be an early fifth. He would pit after a three lap run now down in 14th. Currently 16th and Nicholas would return on a new set of soft tyres. Now 17th he would start his next run and with a 1m:10.007 he would be 15th. Again after a three lap run he would pit again. he would return and set a 1m:09.897 to be 15th but would drop to 17th but was ahead of his team-mate. Even so he was out of qualifying.