Mercedes breathed a little sigh of relief after they opened the door to Red Bull to take a point off them with the fastest lap of the race in Portugal. Given the final margins involved between Mercedes and Red Bull so far this season, Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were all involved in a late fight for the extra point drivers and teams receive if they can set the fastest lap of the race, provided they finish in the top 10 first, of course. Ultimately, it was Bottas who emerged with the spoils as Verstappen saw his attempt deleted due to exceeding track limits at Turn 14 with all four wheels clearly beyond the red and white kerb. But while Red Bull complained once again...
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