▁changed ▁the ▁floor ▁on ▁Gros je an ' s ▁car . ▁H ary anto ▁was ▁later ▁issued ▁a ▁three - place ▁grid ▁penalty ▁for ▁the ▁incident , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁penalty ▁points ▁added ▁to ▁his ▁lic ence . ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁got ▁under ▁way ▁on ▁Saturday ▁afternoon ▁with ▁new ▁rules ▁in ▁place . ▁Just ▁as ▁in ▁years ▁before , ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁procedure ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁parts , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁( Q 1 ) ▁running ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁minutes ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁parts ▁( Q 2 ▁and ▁Q 3 ) ▁being ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁minutes ▁long ▁respectively . ▁All ▁twenty - two ▁cars ▁cont ested ▁the ▁first ▁part , ▁with ▁seven ▁drivers ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁further ▁cont ention ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁parts ▁of ▁qual ifying , ▁leaving ▁eight ▁drivers ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁pole ▁position ▁in ▁Q 3 . ▁However , ▁in ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁rules , ▁drivers ▁were ▁now ▁elimin ated ▁during ▁the ▁session , ▁with ▁the ▁slow est ▁runner ▁at ▁a ▁given ▁point ▁being ▁taken ▁out ▁from ▁cont ention ▁every ▁nin ety ▁seconds , ▁beginning ▁seven ▁minutes ▁into ▁Q 1 , ▁six ▁minutes ▁into ▁Q 2 ▁and ▁five ▁minutes ▁into ▁Q 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁format ▁meant ▁that ▁all ▁cars ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁track ▁quickly ▁in ▁Q 1 , ▁with ▁everyone ▁setting ▁lap ▁times ▁on ▁the ▁super - soft ▁comp ound , ▁the ▁fast est ▁ty re ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁event . ▁The