Hamilton in Mr. Clean mode

Nothing seems to be able to stop Lewis Hamilton, and especially not his teammate. The Briton has once again outclassed Valtteri Bottas in qualifying. Thanks to a lap that shattered the track record by a second, Hamilton pushed the Finn back to five tenths.

And without benefiting from the slightest aspiration. Valtteri Bottas had the choice this weekend of the position in which he would start in Q3. The Finn said he preferred to start behind Hamilton. Either. The championship leader, like a boss, came out of the pits first.

“There was a moment when we tried to look for suction but it was complicated to find the right level of aileron. And then if we are good in the fast sectors, we are less so in the second. So I just took care to keep the air clean, not to be embarrassed by leaving gaps of several seconds. »

Clean is the word. Hamilton believes he had no problems this Saturday afternoon. “ It was a really clean session, with everything I was getting better and better. In all my laps I made no mistakes, Q3 was perfect. »

This qualification shows that Lewis Hamilton has further progressed. Yes he can. Although a three-time winner at Spa, mishaps often happened to him. “The first corner has always been my weakness. But today everything worked well. »

Untouchable the pilot Mercedes ? On what we have seen since the start of the weekend, clearly. Bottas seems far from his level.

The Finn does not despair, however. Sunday, he will bet everything on the first sector of the first round. “I'm not too disappointed because it's interesting to start second, I hope to have good opportunities until Les Combes. I have to attack, nothing is lost yet. »

In dry weather, this seems to be his only way to falter Hamilton. But the rain could reshuffle the cards and Lewis Hamilton knows very well the hazards of a downpour at Spa.