1.0Motorsinside Englishhttps://www.motorsinside.com/enClément Sellierhttps://www.motorsinside.com/en/author/clems37rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="I13ElT7Cqr"><a href="https://www.motorsinside.com/en/f1/news/11788-saturday-difficult-qualifying-for-virgin">Saturday: Difficult Qualifying for Virgin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.motorsinside.com/en/f1/news/11788-saturday-difficult-qualifying-for-virgin/embed#?secret=I13ElT7Cqr" width="600" height="338" title="“Saturday: Difficult Qualifying for Virgin” — Motorsinside English" data-secret="I13ElT7Cqr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.motorsinside.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2011/11/1500_edito_09DTWWmtO_KgbjUTr05znw0f5_rDKQy9P2E0fvnkgDLGzG_rOZgKOuDERE9vn70w88ZV3k42qwFrWw==-768x512.webp600400The Virgin team didn't expect to face such a challenging qualifying session today. Jérôme d'Ambrosio was outpaced by both HRT drivers, although he will ultimately start ahead of them due to two penalties. As for Timo Glock, things didn't go as planned at all. The German driver experienced a gearbox issue and could only complete one timed lap, outside the 107% rule. He will have to wait for the stewards' decision to find out if he can take part in the race tomorrow.