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• Hamilton gets pole position for the Portuguese GP.
• Hamilton edged out teammate Bottas at position.
• This is the 97th pole of Hamilton’s career.
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After a 30 minute delay, qualifying for tomorrow’s Portuguese Grand Prix finally began. At the end of the session, Lewis Hamilton took pole position ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen.
Hamilton pulled a rabbit out of his hat in the final stages of the race to take pole position for just 0.1 seconds from his Mercedes teammate Bottas. It was the 97th pole position of Hamilton’s race, setting him on course to secure victory in tomorrow’s race.
Bottas was the driver to beat during all sessions, leading the pack in qualifying. Unfortunately, he couldn’t put it all together for pole position.
The best and the worst
Verstappen was the only driver who really challenged the two Mercedes drivers and, in the end, he took third place ahead of Ferrari Charles Leclerc. Leclerc took full advantage of the aerodynamic improvements that Ferrari made to the car to find himself in the second row of the grid.
His teammate, Sebastian Vettel, failed to get out of the second part of the classification and in the end he only managed to place 15.
WRAP: 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton on pole for the Portuguese GP
Verstappen’s teammate Alex Albon failed to impress during qualifying. Although he qualified sixth, he was nowhere near a competitive level. Red Bull also told Albon that if he doesn’t perform in the upcoming races, he will be replaced for the 2021 season.
For Hamilton, tomorrow’s race could break records. If he crosses the finish line first, he will record his 92nd career victory, surpassing the record he currently shares with F1 legend Michael Schumacher. Hamilton has yet to sign a new contract with his Mercedes team, but it is unlikely that he will not renew his contract for 2021 and beyond.
