Qualifying was partly exciting due to engine problems for
Max Verstappen and a very small gap between the
Mercedes drivers. In the end,
Valtteri Bottas was slightly faster than
Lewis Hamilton and the Finn will start from pole on Sunday.
The
Red Bull Racing mechanics have done a great job repairing Verstappen's car at a very fast pace. This allowed the Dutchman to go out in Q2 and he managed to advance to the final qualifying session. In the end he managed to qualify his car in third.
Pierre Gasly equals his best qualifying result of his
Formula 1 career. The Frenchman can start from fourth place and thus keeps
Daniel Ricciardo and
Alexander Albon behind.