Valtteri Bottas Qualified 3rd, Finished 1st A performance that Valtteri Bottas has been waiting for, evoking memories closer to those from the start of the season when he was a more consistent challenger to Lewis Hamilton Of the five sessions that did take place before the race, P1-P2 and Q1-Q3, Bottas was the quicker Mercedes in four of them, ultimately qualifying ahead of Hamilton for the first time in six races. He put that small start advantage to good use when he burst past the faltering Ferraris off the line and looked very comfortable once in that leading position. A one-stopper from his team-mate might have complicated matters but Hamilton did stop twice too and, in any case, Toto...
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