Michael Schumacher set the fastest time, but will have to start in sixth place for tomorrow's grand prix after a five-place grid penalty.
The German veteran took Pole Position in a dramtic close to qualifying at Monte Carlo. We only just pipped Mark Webber to 1st, after the Aussie had appeared to have won Pole by himself. However, after setting the fastest time of anybody in the middle sector, Michael ensured he got his first "Pole" since his return, nearly three years ago. But, Michael will have to start from sixth tomorrow, after he was given a five-place grid penalty, due his collision with Bruno Senna during the Spanish GP. So, it will be the Red Bull of Mark Webber who will start the race tomorrow, ahead of Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton & Romain Grosjean.
Further down, Alonso just managed to out-qualify teammate Massa, after the Brazilian set the fastest time during Q2. Unfortunatly, Felipe went slower in Q3, resulting in him being placed behind present teammate Fernando, and former teammate Schumacher (after his penalty).
Sebastian Vettel failed to impress at Monaco. He needed the Super Soft tyres to ensure passage from Q1, and that the ensusured he did not have enough tyres to produce a good enough time in Q3. In the end, the current World Champion decided against setting a lap time at all. He will start in 9th tomorrow, one behind friend Kimi Raikkonen, and two ahead of Jenson Button. The 2009 World Champion really struggled for pace, and was not really in with a shout of making the final section of qualifying. JB qualified 13th, but was promoted to 12th, due Pastor Maldonado's 10 place grid penalty, which was a result of a incident during FP3 with Sergio Perez.
The young Mexican will start from the very back tomorrow, due to an incident at the very beginning of qualifying. His stearing seem to break, and he collided with the barriers, damaging the suspension, and pulling of a wheel. Unable to bring the car back to the pits, Qualifying was momenterally Red Flagged, while the Sauber was moved. Sergio was taken to Hospital for mandatory checks, but he should be fine to race tomorrow.
The Grid For Tomorrow's Race
Pos - Driver - Team - Rank
1 - Mark Webber - Red Bull - 2
2 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 6
3 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 3
4 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 24
5 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 5
6 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 8*
7 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 7
8 - Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus - 18
9 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 1
10 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 22
11 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber - 10
12 - Jenson Button - McLaren -4
13 - Bruno Senna - Williams - 25
14 - Paul Di Resta - Force India - 13
15 - Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 28
16 - Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 29
17 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham - 20
18 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham - 12
19 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 17**
20 - Timo Glock - Marussia - 26
21 - Pedro De La Rosa - HRT - 30
22 - Charles Pic -Marussia - 38
23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT - 34
24 - Sergio Perez - Sauber -18
* After 5-Place Grid Penalty
** After 10-Place Grid Penalty
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