Portugal – First pole of the season for Bottas

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) has just scored his first pole of the season at the Portuguese Grand Prix, the 17th of his career.

With a time of 1’19”384, the Finn was the fastest on the track ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton et Max Verstappen (Red Bull).

Si Fernando Alonso disappointed, Alpine ends these qualifications with a smile sinceEsteban Ocon recorded the 6th time this Saturday behind Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Sergio Pérez (Red Bull).

The other Frenchman in the running, Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri), could not do better than 9th, 1″1 behind Valtteri Bottas.