Schumacher Fastest in Monaco

Posted by Adam Milleneuve on May 26, 2012 in All Articles, News · 2 Comments

It was yet another fantastically unpredictable session of Formula 1 2012 over in Monte Carlo that left us with none other than Michael Schumacher clocking the fastest time of all – just when the doubts over his future were beginning to snowball.

Schumacher back on top – credit: Mercedes AMG F1 media

Sadly for him and Mercedes, he’ll start down in 6th following his penalty for causing a collision with Senna in Barcelona. Massive joy for Mark Webber who’s season continues to look good with him inheriting the actual pole position while his reigning champion team mate is unable to fight for pole at all.

During the first round of qualifying Perez collided with the barriers in a rather odd fashion, leaving him down in 24th (pending other driver penalties). Fortunately for the other drivers this was a gift to help them stay out of being eliminated early on.

McLaren may have made some changes to make sure their pit stop mistakes become a thing of the past, but now one of their champion drivers is in trouble – Jenson Button could only manage 13th (pre-penalties).

Here’s the provisional grid for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix:

POS	DRIVER	TEAM
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing – Renault
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren – Mercedes
4	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 – Renault
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
6	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
8	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus F1 – Renault
9	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing – Renault
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Sahara Force India – Mercedes
11	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber – Ferrari
12	Jenson Button	McLaren – Mercedes
13	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 – Renault
14	Paul Di-Resta	Sahara Force India – Mercedes
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso – Ferrari
16	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso – Ferrari
17	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham – Renault
18	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham – Renault
19	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 – Renault
20	Timo Glock	Marussia – Cosworth
21	Pedro de-la-Rosa	Hispania – Cosworth
22	Charles Pic	Marussia – Cosworth
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Hispania – Cosworth
24	Sergio Perez	Sauber – Ferrari