Toro Rosso Ferrari: It is no surprise when Toro Rosso, whooping up the paddock after a stunningly competitive Saturday, was very tardy with its post-qualifying media statement, after Sebastian Vettel netted the former Minardi team's first ever top grid spot, and the 21-year-old booked a page in history by becoming the sport's youngest ever pole sitter.
McLaren Mercedes: Championship leader Lewis Hamilton did not take part in the Q3 proceedings, and he was actually the slowest runner of the Q2 segment, after unwisely deciding to try intermediate tyres just as it started to rain harder. Once on full wets, he could not find enough pace and will line up just 15th on the grid. "We were caught out by a less than fully accurate weather forecast," team boss Ron Dennis complained. Heikki Kovalainen was fast throughout qualifying and shares the front row of the grid with Vettel.
Red Bull Renault: The fizzy Red Bull and other beverages will be flowing freely in the Energy Station on Saturday night, after Webber joined his junior stablemate Vettel in the post-session press conference. David Coulthard was nearly a second slower in Q2 and lines up 13th, but team boss Christian Horner was pleased with the overall result: "Three Red Bull chassis in the first four is a fantastic result.
Williams Toyota: Nico Rosberg's good weekend continued on Saturday: third in the sodden morning and similarly competitive in qualifying, bagging fifth on the grid. "We didn't compromise too much for qualifying and we have a good strategy plan for the race," the German said. Although quite quick in the morning, Kazuki Nakajima dropped out in Q1.
Ferrari: P6 doesn't seem impressive, but given fellow title pretender Hamilton's struggles, Felipe Massa is quite happy after he managed to scrape through in the difficult Q2 session and then qualify sixth. "It could have been better, but it could also have been much worse," he said. The Brazilian also fared better than his teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who will start one place higher than Hamiltonin, 14th. "In the wet we are not competitive at the highest level," team boss Stefano Domenicali admits.
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