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<strong>Qualifying:</strong> Bottas takes pole, beats Hamilton by 0.006s

Qualifying: Bottas takes pole, beats Hamilton by 0.006s

Published on 13 Jul 2019 16:00
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By: Fergal Walsh

Valtteri Bottas has taken pole position for the British Grand Prix, beating teammate Lewis Hamilton to the top spot.

The Finn beat Hamilton by just 0.006s to take his fourth pole position of the season. Ferrari looked to pose a challenge in the latter stages of Q3, however Charles Leclerc could only manage the third fastest time.

The other Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel couldn't show pace throughout the session, and ended up in sixth place, almost seven-tenths down on Leclerc.

He will share the third row with Pierre Gasly, who was fifth fastest behind teammate Max Verstappen. Gasly has been using Verstappen's set up this weekend in the hope of fixing his lack of pace.

Both Ferraris will start Sunday's race on the soft compound, as they set their quickest lap in Q2 on the red-walled tyre.

Renault beats McLaren in midfield battle

Behind the front-runners, Renault unlocked the pace that it was lacking in Austria as Daniel Ricciardo got the better of Lando Norris for the 'best of the race spot'.

Carlos Sainz, in the second McLaren, failed to progress into the final stage of qualifying, with the final two spots inside the top ten being filled by Alexander Albon and Nico Hulkenberg.

While Albon dazzled at Silverstone, teammate Daniil Kvyat had a day to forget as he found himself out of qualifying after just the first stage, joining the two Williams', Lance Stroll and Kevin Magnussen in the drop zone.

Romain Grosjean managed to squeeze into Q2 despite running an old spec car as Haas continues to push to find out why its race pace has been so poor in 2019.

Both Alfa Romeos failed to make it into the final 12 minutes of qualifying by small margins, however Antonio Giovinazzi got the better of teammate Kimi Raikkonen to head the sixth row on the grid.

F1Grand Prix United Kingdom - Qualifying

Silverstone - 13 July 2019

Driver

Team

Time

Difference

Laps
1

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

1:25.093

21
2

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

1:25.099

+0.006

17
3

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

1:25.172

+0.079

17
4

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1:25.276

+0.183

21
5

Pierre Gasly

Red Bull Racing

1:25.590

+0.497

21
6

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

1:25.787

+0.694

19
7

Daniel Ricciardo

Renault

1:26.182

+1.089

21
8

Lando Norris

McLaren

1:26.224

+1.131

21
9

Alexander Albon

Toro Rosso

1:26.345

+1.252

24
10

Nico Hülkenberg

Renault

1:26.386

+1.293

21

Q2
11

Antonio Giovinazzi

Alfa Romeo Racing

1:26.519

+1.426

18
12

Kimi Räikkönen

Alfa Romeo Racing

1:26.546

+1.453

18
13

Carlos Sainz jr

McLaren

1:26.578

+1.485

15
14

Romain Grosjean

Haas F1

1:26.757

+1.664

17
15

Sergio Perez

Racing Point

1:26.928

+1.835

14

Q1
16

Kevin Magnussen

Haas F1

1:26.662

+1.569

9
17

Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso

1:26.721

+1.628

10
18

Lance Stroll

Racing Point

1:26.762

+1.669

9
19

George Russell

Williams

1:27.789

+2.696

9
20

Robert Kubica

Williams

1:28.257

+3.164

10

abhidbgt

Posts: 283

Go Bottas!

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Jul 13 2019 - 16:22

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abhidbgt

Posts: 283
Go Bottas!
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- Jul 13 2019 - 16:22
emprisedll

Posts: 22
Hmm Ferrari still couldn't find a solution for sector 3. Race pace gap is just massive and the tires seem to fall apart. Bad bad news for Ferrari fans or just people who want to watch a competitive race tomorrow.
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- Jul 13 2019 - 18:14
- f1fan0101
  
  Posts: 1,804
  i think pirelli say that two stop starting on softs is the fastest strategy
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  Jul 13 2019 - 19:08
Biggs7

Posts: 38
I guess Hamilton will be motivated to overtake Bottas and take the win here. Home advantage is a factor.
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- Jul 13 2019 - 19:25
mcbhargav

Posts: 1,332
Whats Albon doing in Q3. Is he on a different tyre strategy from that of Kvyat?
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- Jul 13 2019 - 19:57
boudy

Posts: 1,168
Bottas looked good. Very close with Verstappen , Leclerc. Wouldn't be able to call it between them.
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- Jul 13 2019 - 22:28