Bottas on pole as Verstappen fails to fire – Speedcafe

Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas will start the Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix from pole position after a qualifying session which saw Max Verstappen fail to deliver.
Bottas will head an all-Mercedes front-row for Sundays race with Lewis Hamilton alongside him, the pair ahead of an all-Red Bull second row.
A disappointing afternoon for Daniel Ricciardo meanwhile will see him start a lowly 16th.
The Australian encountered traffic on his first flying lap before a mistake in the final sector on his…

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