 Q2 started with a busy track once more , but many of the top drivers elected not to go out on a second timed run after setting sufficient lap times first time around . The eliminated drivers were determined rather quickly , with the two Renault drivers qualifying 14th and 15th respectively . The two McLarens were next to go out of contention , before Bottas was eliminated for 11th place on the grid , failing to improve on his lap time . Both Force India were the last not to make it into Q3 , with Sergio Pérez beating his teammate Hülkenberg to ninth . 
