Defending F1 world champion Max Verstappen dominated Saturday's qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton collided with Mercedes teammate George Russell.Hamilton will start fifth following a bizarre coming together with Russell, who lines up in 12th at the end of Q2 at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.Verstappen finished four-tenths clear of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, with Lando Norris an impressive third for McLaren.Pierre Gasly took fourth spot for Alpine, one place ahead of Hamilton, who was half-a-second back, with home favourite Fernando Alonso only ninth in his Aston Martin.Your top three from Barcelona! ?#SpanishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/3jg5q2Kpeg Replacement wing Hamilton had to take on a replacement front wing for Q3 after he made contact with Russell in the closing stages of Q2.With both Mercedes men starting their hot laps, Hamilton moved out of Russell's tow at 337km/h on the main straight.But the seven-time world champion was forced to take to the grass after his teammate, who was making his way past Sainz's Ferrari, unintentionally closed the door on him. READ: Hamilton predicts dreadful qualifying for Spanish GP: 'We are fighting as hard as we can' Hamilton kicked up dirt from the grass as part of his front wing flew off his Mercedes."George just backed off," said Hamilton over the radio. "That is really dangerous.
I might have some damage on the car."Although Hamilton's time was good enough to progress to Q3, Russell was eliminated in 12th."You didn't tell me there was a car behind," said Russell. "I don't know what the hell was going on in this session.
The car was bouncing. I couldn't get my tyres working.Contact between Russell and Hamilton during the final stages of Q2! #SpanishGP