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Valtteri Bottas qualifies fastest for Portugal F1 grand prix in Portimao, denying Lewis Hamilton 100th career pole
Valtteri Bottas has taken pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix, denying Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton a record-extending 100th Formula One pole.
Key points:
- Valtteri Bottas will be looking for a 17th career F1 win when he starts on pole tonight
- The top three placings were held by Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen
- Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo had a bad day, eliminated after the first session of qualifying to leave him starting from 16th place
Bottas clinched the 17th pole of his career, a much-needed one after he crashed in the last race and scored no points.
“It’s a good feeling to be on pole, it’s been quite a while,” Bottas said. “I’ve worked very hard this week.”
He was .007 seconds ahead of Hamilton and .34…
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