Finland's Valtteri Bottas will start the Formula One season on pole position after denying Mercedes teammate and six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton the top slot
"Black Arrows" – their new livery a statement against racismLewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will start on the front row for the first F1 race of the season in Austria.Hamilton had started as favourite after dominating all three practice sessions but Bottas shifted up a gear just when it mattered.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, winner of the past two races at his team's home circuit, qualified third – half a second slower than Hamilton – but as the sole driver in the top 10 on the medium tyres.Nightmare afternoon for FerrariFour-time champion Sebastian Vettel failed to reach the top 10 shootout, starting 11th, while Charles Leclerc qualified seventh after taking pole last year.
"I wasn't so happy with the car, more oversteer in entry than I would like. But we will see, I think tomorrow is a different picture."
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