Lewis Hamilton made a big stamp of authority with his 35th F1 pole. The Brit snatched pole from his team mate Nico Rosberg after Rosberg seemed to have the edge over Hamilton until the balances turned in Q3 and Hamilton managed to take pole by 2 tenths. It seemed to be going against Hamilton in Spain after a mistake in Q1 turned the tide. Hamilton wasn't the only one to make a Q1 error as Pastor Maldonado made a big mistake in turn 3 leading to a one way ticket to the wall. After what had seemed to be a good day for Lotus as Grosjean put one of the best laps of his career to take 5th place. Daniel Ricciardo showed how quick he is with 3rd place on the grid but still a second of the 2 Mercs. However Sebastian Vettel had another day to forget with a gearbox issue leaving him stranded at the start of Q3. Valtteri Bottas also pulled another lap out of the bag with a second row start. The McLarens again struggled in the hot weather as Kevin Magnussen didn't set a lap time in Q2 due to a power unit problem but Jenson Button just sneaked into Q3 after a tyre gamble in Q2 paid off. Jean-Eric Vergne's 10 place grid penalty will drop him to last on the grid after he didn't go out in Q2. It was another disappointing day for Sauver's Adrian Sutil as he was knocked out in Q1 once again. Home favourite Fernando Alonso was out qualified by team mate Kimi Raikkonen for only the secon time this season. But for tomorrow with the longest run to the first corner of the season a good start is going to be so important. Tyre wear is also going to be critical as we could see a 4 stop race for the second year in a row. Lights out is at 13:00 UK time.
1. Lewis Hamilton 1:25.232
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Daniel Ricciardo
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Romain Grosjean
6. Kimi Raikkonen
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Jenson Button
9. Felipe Massa
10. Sebastian Vettel
11. Nico Hulkenberg
12. Sergio Perez
13. Daniil Kvyat
14. Esterban Gutierrez
15. Kevin Magnussen
16. Jean-Eric Vergne 10 PLACE GRID PENALTY TO BE APPLIED
17. Adrian Sutil
18. Max Chilton
19. Jules Bianchi
20. Marcus Ericsson
21. Kamui Kobayashi
22. Pastor Maldonado NO TIME SET
1. Lewis Hamilton 1:25.232
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Daniel Ricciardo
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Romain Grosjean
6. Kimi Raikkonen
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Jenson Button
9. Felipe Massa
10. Sebastian Vettel
11. Nico Hulkenberg
12. Sergio Perez
13. Daniil Kvyat
14. Esterban Gutierrez
15. Kevin Magnussen
16. Jean-Eric Vergne 10 PLACE GRID PENALTY TO BE APPLIED
17. Adrian Sutil
18. Max Chilton
19. Jules Bianchi
20. Marcus Ericsson
21. Kamui Kobayashi
22. Pastor Maldonado NO TIME SET