Silverstone GP: Valtteri Bottas takes pole position ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton
Formula 1 | August 08, 2020 20:39 ISTBottas took his first pole since the opening race of the pandemic-delayed season in Austria, which he went on to win.
Bottas took his first pole since the opening race of the pandemic-delayed season in Austria, which he went on to win.
Bottas posted a lap of 1 minute 26.166 seconds, beating Hamilton's best time by .138 seconds. Max Verstappen was third-fastest for Red Bull in 1:26.893.
Bottas played a key role in the team's success in the Constructors' Championship over the past three seasons and finished runner-up in the Drivers' Championship in 2019.
Lewis Hamilton needs five more wins to equal Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record of 91 GP wins.
It was Hamilton’s second straight pole this season and record-extending 90th of his Formula One career.
Championship leader Bottas was .042 seconds ahead of the Formula One champion in overcast conditions on the Hungaroring track.
Hamilton clinched his 85th career win to move within six of Michael Schumacher's Formula One record.
Kallenius has now said that the two Mercedes drivers have been performing at the highest level for a while now and there is no point in tinkering with the line-up.
That’s a tall order with six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton as his teammate at Mercedes. Especially as Hamilton needs one more title to equal Michael Schumacher's record of seven.
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas wins Formula One's season-opening Austrian GP, with Charles Leclerc finishing second and Lando Norris doing enough to squeeze out Lewis Hamilton to take the third spot.
The Finnish driver edged out the world champion by .012 seconds at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel will start second place with Red Bull's Max Verstappen at third and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari at fourth.
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