Valtteri Bottas planted himself slap bang in the title picture by
tearing to a convincing pole pos... عرض المزيدValtteri Bottas planted himself slap bang in the title picture by
tearing to a convincing pole position for the Spanish
Grand Prix.
The new meaner, bearded Finn was 0.634sec quicker than Mercedes team-mate
Lewis Hamilton - an almost unheard of margin.
This was Bottas' third pole on the bounce. 'Great,' he screamed over the radio.
His belief is surging.
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas celebrates after he managed to secure his third
pole in succession
Bottas is flanked by Lewis Hamilton (L) and Sebastian Vettel (R) as they pose on the podium
Bottas secured pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix, finishing 0.634sec ahead of Hamilton
Bottas finished ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Hamilton in qualifying in Barcelona
Hamilton reflected that his performance in qualifying was 'ultimately not good enough'
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'Ultimately not good enough,' said Hamilton, the five-time world champion who trails Bottas by a point at the head of the standings.
Sebastian Vettel was third quickest, almost nine-tenths back, but ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, who was fifth.
Max Verstappen was an impressive fourth fastest for Red Bull.
There has been no great Ferrari revival this weekend.
It is Mercedes in charge.
Ferrari's Vettel will be in third place for Sunday's race after finishing with a
time of 1:16.272
Renault's Nico Hulkenberg ended up in the wall at turn four and ended up going out in Q1
Lando Norris, the McLaren newcomer from Somerset, was 11th but outshone his team-mate Carlos Sainz 13th.
The other British rookie George Russell, 21, out-qualified his Williams team-mate Robert Kubica for the fifth consecutive time.
He was massive 1.2 ahead of the Pole.
Russell's impressive performance came after he crashed his car in third practice and damaged his gearbox,
incurring a five-place grid penalty that leaves him right at the
back of the field for the start of Sunday's race.
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Valtteri Bottas planted himself slap bang in the title picture by
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