Lewis Hamilton reached deep to secure pole position on the venue that saw his first pole and Grand Prix victory last yearIn the waning moments of Q3 during qualifying, Robert Kubica had placed the fastest lap to the thrill of BMW fans world-wide. But as has become expected of Lewis Hamilton; he found nearly .400 of a second to pip Kubica at the very end of the session and claim pole position for tomorrows race.
Of concern was the deteriorating track conditions that caught everyone out but seemed to plague Ferrari most in turn 10 during acceleration out of the apex. It remains to be seen just how this will effect the race on Sunday.
Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.909 1:17.034 1:17.886 19 2. Kubica BMW Sauber 1:17.471 1:17.679 1:18.498 14 3. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:17.301 1:17.364 1:18.735 23 4. Alonso Renault 1:17.415 1:17.488 1:18.746 22 5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:17.991 1:17.891 1:18.844 26 6. Massa Ferrari 1:17.231 1:17.353 1:19.048 23 7. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.287 1:17.684 1:19.089 25 8. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:18.082 1:17.781 1:19.633 21 9. Barrichello Honda 1:18.256 1:18.020 1:20.848 25 10. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.582 1:17.523 15 11. Glock Toyota 1:18.321 1:18.031 19 12. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:17.638 1:18.062 19 13. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:18.168 1:18.238 19 14. Trulli Toyota 1:18.039 1:18.327 16 15. Piquet Renault 1:18.505 1:18.393 18 16. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:18.916 10 17. Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:19.108 12 18. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:19.165 12 19. Button Honda 1:23.565 3 20. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari
