Bottas thanks his adjustments

The margin is not large, only 63 thousandths. But Valtteri Bottas outclassed his teammate for the second time this season and won the thirteenth pole of his career at Silverstone. “I love qualifying, especially when it goes well like today.” he smiled.

medium even good than the soft ones. First round ok but bit of missing, more getting sectors together. One stop difficulty, different than last weekend.

The pole sitter managed to greatly improve his second flying lap in Q3. “ The first one was ok, but I lacked consistency in all areas. That’s what I achieved in the second.”   Lewis Hamilton, in the lead on the first pass, missed slightly during his second attempt. “My lap wasn’t perfect, there’s not much else to say, Valtteri did a good job. »

The Finn highlights the work carried out this week after the first grand prix on the Silverstone circuit. “In terms of the settings we took a big step forward, they were much better than last weekend. »

In the race, Valtteri Bottas managed to maintain his advantage during the first grand prix in Austria, narrowly. But at Silverstone, it's the tires that should make the difference between the two Mercedes, still untouchable on a regular basis. Both drivers will start on medium, with which they qualified. “During testing, we saw that they performed almost as well as the soft ones, so the team decided we had to put them on.” 

Hamilton clearly indicated that the riders will try to make just one stop, like last week.“It will be difficult because the tires are different from last week. We will have to think carefully about the strategy“  recognizes Bottas.

In the little endurance game, the Briton had lasted three more laps, but kept the entire race in a free air, unlike his teammate. On Sunday, the tires will be softer, so the risk will be at least as great. Verdict at the very end of the race.