F1 news : Bottas takes pole , Hulkenberg shines to take P3

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After a fresh contract extension under his belt ,Valtteri Bottas got out with narrow margin to beat Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position, as stand-in Nico Hulkenberg took a outstanding P3 for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone.

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TOP 10
Bottas
Hamilton
Hulkenberg ???
Verstappen
Ricciardo
Stroll
Gasly
Leclerc
Albon
Norris #F170 ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/aWbLAj3YwD
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 8, 2020

Bottas set the purple sectors in every segment of qualifying, but went on the down slide when in Q3 Hamilton pushed to the top of the timesheets. But Bottas like a burning silver arrow even though Hamilton improved ,the Finn raced to take pole.

BOTTAS: "Feels good. I just love qualifying especially when it goes well. Proud to drive this car. Our first job is to get a good start off the line tomorrow and go from there"#F170 ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/VA0EdYd68V
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 8, 2020

This meant a 13th career pole for the Finn and which sets him up nicely as he has gone to win the last 2 races when he has started from P1.

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HAMILTON: "Valtteri did a great job but for me it wasn't a perfect last lap. I don't think many teams will be doing a one-stop race tomorrow so let's wait and see how things turn out"#F170 ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/d7jTcoymso
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 8, 2020

This also gives Bottas enough confidence after his horror tire puncture which resulted him dropping from second to out of the points in 11th.

"Yes!"

Career pole No. 1️⃣3️⃣ for @ValtteriBottas #F170 ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/gX2eAm7MlE
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 8, 2020

Nico Hulkenberg had parachuted in to replace Sergio Perez, following the Mexican’s positive test for Covid 19, last weekend but failed to take the race start because of an engine issue.

HULKENBERG: "The last seven/eight days has been crazy. This weekend I felt much better prepared. Q3 was just head down, full beans, and give it whatever I had. I’m a bit surprised to be standing here but there’s a big smile on my face" #F170 ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/cC6P5geRNf
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 8, 2020

This weekend has been much better for Hulkenberg as he comfortably beat regular race driver and team mate Stroll in all segments of qualifying.

His final effort was epic, as the former Renault racer set the third best time, inside a second of the dominant Mercedes and one tenth of a second clear of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Daniel Riccardo was an impressive fifth, equalling Renault’s best of the year.

How good was that quali by @HulkHulkenberg?! ?#F170 ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/t7qIpe3N98
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 8, 2020

Stroll had no answer to Hulkenberg as he ended up three places back in P6 with Pierre Gasly continuing his brilliant form to his 2020 campaign with a stunning P7 for Alpha Tauri.

Charles Leclerc could do no better than eighth, which is Ferrari’s worst performance at Silverstone since 2014, with team mate Sebastian Vettel failing to escape Q2.

Alexander Albon ended up half a second behind team mate Verstappen, but he did at least comfortably make it through to Q3 this weekend after an early exit last time out. Lando Norris closed out the top 10 for McLaren.

Qualifying Results:

POS	NO	DRIVER	Q1	Q2	Q3	LAPS
1	77	Bottas	1:26.738	1:25.785	1:25.154	20
2	44	Hamilton	1:26.818	1:26.266	1:25.217	20
3	27	Hulkenberg	1:27.279	1:26.261	1:26.082	18
4	33	Verstappen	1:27.154	1:26.779	1:26.176	12
5	3	Ricciardo	1:27.442	1:26.636	1:26.297	14
6	18	Stroll	1:27.187	1:26.674	1:26.428	18
7	10	Gasly	1:27.154	1:26.523	1:26.534	18
8	16	Leclerc	1:27.427	1:26.709	1:26.614	16
9	23	Albon	1:27.153	1:26.642	1:26.669	18
10	4	Norris	1:27.217	1:26.885	1:26.778	18
11	31	Ocon	1:27.278	1:27.011		12
12	5	Vettel	1:27.612	1:27.078		14
13	55	Sainz	1:27.450	1:27.083		12
14	8	Grosjean	1:27.519	1:27.254		16
15	63	Russell	1:27.757	1:27.455		11
16	26	Kvyat	1:27.882			6
17	20	Magnussen	1:28.236			9
18	6	Latifi	1:28.430			6
19	99	Giovinazzi	1:28.433			6
20	7	Räikkönen	1:28.493			6