 The new format meant that all cars took to the track quickly in Q1 , with everyone setting lap times on the super @-@ soft compound , the fastest tyre available at the event . The two Manor drivers were first to be eliminated , having set only one timed lap each , as were both Haas cars after them , being unable to cross the finishing line in time . The same fate caught out Daniil Kvyat , who qualified 18th . Both Sauber drivers were able to go out on a second timed lap , but proved too slow to avoid being the last to go out in Q1 , after Renault rookie Jolyon Palmer was able to avoid elimination , setting a faster time towards the end of the session . 
