Taking pole by over six-tenths of a second from Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas proved simply untouchable during qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. When it comes to F1 qualifying, there's pole positions, and then there's pole positions ­– Valtteri Bottas certainly had one of the latter on Saturday. Distancing himself from Lewis Hamilton by 0.634 seconds, Bottas delivered one of the most comprehensive qualifying beatdowns Hamilton has ever endured, in the process reaffirming that the Finn this year is a vastly improved driver. To be fair to Hamilton, that six-tenths gap wasn't all his fault – his W10 was significantly down on battery power – but regardless, Bottas...
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