Just as the rain stopped, qualifying began around the streets of Monte Carlo, and following on from the practice times set on Thursday, it was clearly going to be a contest between the McLaren drivers of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Saturday warm up though threw up a little surprise, with a wet circuit allowing Adrian Sutil in the Spyker to set a fastest time. For the Dutch team, it was disappointment by the time qualifying began as the circuit had pretty much dried out. The conditions were though, less than perfect, with grip levels unknown and weather reports threatening further downpours. Continue Reading…