Team Summary:
Q1: For the Williams Martini team the results of the practice sessions leading up to qualifying indicated that it was going to be a difficult session for the team. With the start of the eighteen minute period there would be a rush of drivers coming out with the majority on the ultrasoft tyre. A 1m:45.316 from Rosberg to go quickest but Hamilton would move ahead with a 1m:45.167. Grosjean was third but Button would take this spot. Only Ricciardo had yet to come out while after their first runs the Williams drivers were sixth and eighth. At the front Raikkonen would go quickest with a 1m:44.964 while Verstappen was now second and Hamilton third. Ricciardo was on a quick lap and would finish with a 1m:44.255 to be quickest. Vettel was slowest having reported an issue with just four minutes left in the session.

Both Williams drivers would come out for a second run. Sainz was eighth having set his time on the supersoft tyre. Button and Kvyat would jump up to fifth and sixth as the period ended. Perez would move up to fifth as both Williams drivers pitted having aborted their runs. Ricciardo was fastest followed by Raikkonen, Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Button, Kvyat, Rosberg, Alonso, and Gutierrez tenth. Vettel had failed to make it into the second period qualifying last.

Q2: With the start of the second fifteen minute period both Mercedes cars were out early running on the ultrasoft tyre. Both Red Bull cars were on the supersoft tyre looking to start the race on this tyre. Rosberg would set a 1m:43.020 with Hamilton only managing a 1m:43.471. Sainz was third followed by Kvyat, Button, and Alonso. Raikkonen was up in third, 1m:44.159, but Ricciardo and Verstappen would go third and fourth. After their first runs the Williams drivers were eighth and tenth. The top five would remain in the pits as the rest of the field came out for their second runs. Alonso would move up to seventh as Grosjean crashed and the period came to an end.

Kvyat would move up to sixth and Sainz seventh. Perez and Hulkenberg were ninth and tenth while both Williams drivers would drop out of the top ten ending in eleventh and twelfth as a result of the yellow flags with Grosjean's accident. But there was discussion on the Williams pit wall as to whether Perez had set the lap that put him in ninth while there were yellow flags. So for Sunday's race the Williams drivers will start from eleventh and twelfth with the choice of tyres which should help with strategy.

The top ten would be Rosberg from Ricciardo, Hamilton Verstappen, Raikkonen, Sainz, Kvyat, Hulkenberg, Alonso, and Perez tenth. Both Williams drivers would be just behind their Force India rivals on the start grid so Sunday's race will be very interesting. Hopefully strategy will allow the Williams drivers to move ahead of their championship rivals.

Valtteri Bottas:
Q1: Like his team-mate Valtteri would also come out on the ultrasoft tyre. Valtteri would finish with a 1m:46.086 managing fifth. He would drop to seventh behind Hulkenberg. Valtteri would pit currently in ninth. This would become twelfth as he waited in his pit prior to returning to the track on a new set of ultrasoft tyres. Valtteri would pit having not completed his lap. He would finish the period in fifteenth.

Q2: Valtteri would be first out for Williams again on the ultrasoft tyre. Valtteri would set a 1m:44.958 to go fifth behind Sainz. Valtteri would drop to eighth behind Hulkenberg. Valtteri would pit after his first run. After a tyre change Valtteri would come back out for a second run on new ultrasoft tyres. He would finish the period in eleventh. Valtteri also felt that he would have made it into the final period as he did slow by a few tenths but that there were those that didn't. he did feel that his long run pace was looking good for the race.

Felipe Massa:
Q1: Felipe would be first out for Williams running on the ultrasoft tyre. Felipe would finish with a 1m:46.056 to be third but 0.889 off the time of Hamilton. Felipe would drop to fifth to be behind Alonso and Sainz. Felipe would drop to seventh with eight minutes remaining. Felipe would also pit and while in his pit would drop to tenth. Felipe would join Valtteri would for a second run on new ultrasoft tyres. Felipe would also abort his lap and would pit finishing thirteenth.

Q2: Felipe would join his team-mate also on the ultrasoft tyre. After his run, 1m:44.991, Felipe would find himself tenth. He would also pit with just over five minutes remaining. Felipe was close to the cut off so he would come back out on new ultrasoft tyres. Felipe was not able to improve as a result of Grosjean's accident. Felipe would say that it is not an easy track for them but at least he will get to choose his tyres for the race.