معلق رياضي
Qualifying for the third race of the season began at 2 pm local time under cloudy and overcast conditions with an ambient temperature of and a track temperature of (significantly cooler than the previous Malaysia qualifying session). Prior to the start of Q1, Ferrari spoke with Sky Sports commentator Ted Kravitz and said "they need a miracle to get into Q3 today", highlighting just how far the team thought they were from the front runners.