1 4 th ▁position , ▁nearly ▁one - t enth ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Ben et ton ▁team mate ▁Alexander ▁W urz ; ▁both ▁drivers ▁compla ined ▁that ▁their ▁cars ▁had ▁a ▁and ▁g rip ▁issues . ▁The ▁two ▁were ▁split ▁by ▁Pedro ▁Din iz ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁Sa uber ▁and ▁He id feld . ▁A les i ▁followed ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 8 th . ▁Ric ardo ▁Z ont a ▁set ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁fast est ▁time ▁and ▁used ▁B AR ' s ▁spare ▁car ▁when ▁an ▁engine ▁failure ▁on ▁his ▁race ▁car ▁occurred . ▁Ver st appen ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁Min ardi ▁drivers ▁Marc ▁Gen é ▁and ▁Gast ón ▁M azz ac ane ▁qualified ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁grid , ▁covering ▁positions ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 2 2 . ▁After ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁session , ▁but ▁before ▁the ▁warm - up ▁period , ▁the ▁F édération ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁l ' Autom obile ▁( FI A ) ▁safety ▁delegate , ▁Charlie ▁Wh iting ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁b anned ▁practice ▁starts ▁at ▁the ▁pit ▁l ane ▁exit ▁after ▁obser ving ▁the ▁drivers ' ▁behaviour ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁Saturday ▁free ▁practice ▁sessions . ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁classification ▁ ▁W arm - up ▁The ▁drivers ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁track ▁at ▁ 0 9 : 3 0 ▁Central ▁European ▁Summer ▁Time ▁( UTC + 2 ) ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁warm - up ▁session . ▁Both ▁Mc L aren ▁cars ▁maintained ▁their