"A tailwind caught out Alpine's Pierre Gasly in Q1, and his rookie teammate Franco Colapinto hit the wall at the same corner shortly after. Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg also crashed, although not badly enough that he couldn't return to the pit under his own steam. As mentioned, Hamilton went no further than Q2, and Haas rookie Oliver Bearman was responsible for one of those six red flags when he collided with a wall."
"Q3 was interrupted by light rain, just after Carlos Sainz had set a fantastic time in the other Williams. Had more rain arrived, Sainz would surely have started on pole position for Sunday's race. But things cleared up enough for the other drivers to complete some laps. With only four times on the board, Leclerc crashed heavily at turn 15, the third time in recent years. Championship leader Oscar Piastri also found the wall."
Multiple incidents disrupted qualifying, with a tailwind causing Pierre Gasly to crash in Q1, Franco Colapinto and Nico Hulkenberg also hitting the barriers, and Oliver Bearman bringing out a red flag. Q3 was interrupted by light rain just after Carlos Sainz set a fast lap that could have secured pole had the rain intensified. Leclerc crashed heavily at turn 15, and Oscar Piastri also hit the wall, leaving them down the order. Max Verstappen took pole, Carlos Sainz started alongside him, Liam Lawson qualified third, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli fourth and fifth, and Yuki Tsunoda sixth.
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