Helpless: Hamilton can only lean over his Mercedes as he watches race stewards attempt to put out the fire


Facing away: Hamilton looks into the distance as his Mercedes continues to billow smoke in the background
'I will
probably leave here more than 20 points behind Nico, but there are still
races to go. I don't know what to say, I will try my best.'
The
remainder of the session was naturally nowhere near as dramatic, but
was nevertheless eventful, particularly when rain began to fall at the
start of the top-10 shoot-out.
As
the drivers attempted to get in a flying lap on slick rubber, the
slippery surface proved too difficult to handle, especially for Kevin
Magnussen who slid off into a tyre barrier at turn one.
That
brought out the red flags for his car to be recovered and for the
barrier to be repaired, resulting in an eight-minute delay.
That
period of time was enough for the rain to pass and the track to start
to dry out,Concert Review- Joshua Bell, CSO with James Conlon at Ravinia, ensuring the remaining nine drivers could again use slick
tyres.

Smash: Kevin Magnussen's McLaren is put on the back of a tow truck following his big crash in qualifying

Come the conclusion it came as no surprise when Rosberg clinched pole, his sixth of the year and fifth in the last six races.
Rosberg finished half a second clear of Vettel, on the front row for the third time this year.
Bottas lines up third, followed by Daniel Ricciardo in his Red Bull and Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari.
Williams'
Felipe Massa starts sixth, with Jenson Button seventh for McLaren ahead
of Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne and Nico Hulkenberg for Force India,
with Magnussen 10th.
Daniil
Kvyat starts 11th in his Toro Rosso,Dallas Cowboys Training Camp-, although a spin on his final hot
lap in Q2 denied him the possibility of a place in the top 10.

Poor: Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was knocked out of qualifying in Q1 for the second week in a row
Sauber
pair Adrian Sutil and Esteban Gutierrez qualified 12th and 14th, with
Force India's Sergio Perez sandwiched in the middle.
Lotus' Romain Grosjean is 15th, with Jules Bianchi 16th for Marussia as Hamilton's fire was not the only surprise in Q1.
Ferrari misjudged matters that resulted in Bianchi dropping Kimi Raikkonen down to 17th and out of the session.
Behind
the Finn will be Caterham pair Kamui Kobayashi and Marcus Ericsson in
18th and 20th, either side of Marussia's Max Chilton.
Hamilton
was placed 21st as Lotus' Pastor Maldonado retired with a technical
fault on his Lotus just a couple of minutes beforehand.
Neither
driver set a time, but both will naturally be allowed to compete,Millennials Choose Cash, with
the penalties for Hamilton meaning the pit lane start, allowing
Maldonado to jump up to 21st.