The fastest man in practice, Valtteri Bottas made sure to deliver when it mattered most to narrowly pip Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Saturday. It may only be by 0.023s, but the result is just as important: Valtteri Bottas is officially the man to beat in Shanghai come Sunday. A qualifying session that could've easily ended with us lauding Lewis Hamilton for another of his classic last-lap charges, instead, the day belongs to Bottas in a display that reaffirms he has definitely regained his mojo here in 2019. If this was the Bottas of 2018, no one would've been surprised had he wilted in Q3, despite topping the timesheets all weekend. Instead,...
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