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Verstappen said: “It’s already slippery in the dry, but in the wet it’s not fun. It felt more like driving on ice.<\/p>\n
“I did feel we were a little more competitive on the extreme tyre. We were not quite competitive enough to fight for pole but second is still good.<\/p>\n
“Excited for tomorrow, I hope the inside [of the grid] is OK in terms of grip but we will see.”<\/p>\n
Sainz’s run to third was a strong performance in a car not expected to be quick in the wet, but he faces an investigation for rejoining unsafely in the first session.<\/p>\n
Behind Piastri, the Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar were sixth and eighth, split by Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n
Leclerc and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly were ninth and 10th.<\/p>\n
Piastri had a decision from Aston Martin to switch Lance Stroll to intermediate tyres for a final run in Q2 to thank for progressing into the top 10 shootout.<\/p>\n
Stroll had been quick until then but could not switch the tyres on in time before the end of the session to improve his earlier time.<\/p>\n
Hamilton struggled throughout the first session and qualified last on outright pace for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n
“It was very slippery and the first set of tyres didn’t work for us and I just struggled to generate the heat in the tyres for some reason,” he said.<\/p>\n
“It’s a shame because the guys have done such a great job and the car was feeling awesome in FP3 and I really felt like we had good pace, but then the rain came. There’s not a lot to say, to be honest.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n