The man who stole the first headlines at the first practise session of the first race of the 2010 GP season was Germany’s Adrian Sutil in his Force India car. Betting favourite Alonso managed second place with Robert Kubica third.
The big boys – Button as current champion, Hamilton and the returning Schumaker will have another chance for this best pole position later but with the larger starting numbers on the grid first few races of the season could well result in some unexpected winners.