Finnish driver set a lap record
Bottas on the track. AFP photo
The pilot of the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas won the victory in qualification of the Grand Prix of Austria, along the way setting a new lap record. Second place went to his teammate Lewis Hamilton. The top three was closed by the pilot of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
Qualification Grand Prix Austria
1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) — 1.03,130
2. Lewis Hamilton (“Mercedes”) — +0,019
3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) — +0,334
4. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) — +0,530
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — +0,710
6. Romain Grosjean (“Haas”) — +0,762
7. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) — +0,866
8. Kevin Magnussen (“Haas”) — +0,921
9. Carlos Sainz (“Reno”) — 1,595
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) — +1,889
Not passed in the third segment
11. Esteban Windows (“Force India”) — 1.04,845
12. Pierre Went Out (Toro Rosso) — 1.04,874
13. Charles Leclere (“Zauber”) — 1.04,979
14. Fernando Alonso (McLaren) — 1.05,058
15. Lance Stroll (“Williams”) — 1.05,286
Not passed to the second segment