Drivers from both ends of the grid have pushed for a split Q1 sessions as they fear that having 24 cars out on the very narrow and short circuit would cause chaos. Jarno Trulli stating "I am slow, so I'm going to probably impede someone else."
Weather:01 Jenson Button 70
02 Fernando Alonso 67
03 Sebastian Vettel 60
04 Mark Webber 53
05 Nico Rosberg 50
06 Lewis Hamilton 49
07 Felipe Massa 49
08 Robert Kubica 44
09 Michael Schumacher 22
10 Adrian Sutil 16
01 McLaren-Mercedes 119
02 Ferrari 116
03 RBR-Renault 113
04 Mercedes GP 72
05 Renault 50
06 Force India-Mercedes 24
07 Williams-Cosworth 8
08 STR-Ferrari 3
09 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0
10 Lotus-Cosworth 0
Past winners/Pole sitters
2009 - Button/Button
2008 - Hamilton/Massa
2007 - Alonso/Alonso
2006 - Alonso/Alonso
2005 - Raikkonen/Raikkonen
2004 - Trulli/Trulli
2003 - Montoya/R. Schumacher
2002 - Coulthard/Montoya
2001 - M. Schumacher/Coulthard
2000 - Coulthard/M. Schumacher
Thursday 13th May - Intermittent Showers, unlikely to have a huge impact on practice - 14c
Friday 14th May - No running
Saturday 15th May - Biggest risk of rain for all three days. Qualifying may well be affected by rain - 14c
Sunday 16th May - Clear skies, sunny spells but still cool - 16c
Who will take pole and the win?
What can the midfield teams do?
Can Michael Schumacher improve on his 4th place finish in Spain?
Will we see a farce with traffic impeding drivers in qualifying and the race?