Finding a sliver of extra pace when he needed it, Lewis Hamilton managed to get one over again on Valtteri Bottas at Portimao on Saturday. And really, you have to feel for the Finn. 0.102 seconds is quite a narrow margin, and one he could’ve perhaps overturned had he too managed a second flying lap. Alas, it’s a very familiar story. Indeed, if you hadn’t watched a single qualifying session up to this point of the 2020 Formula 1 season, I’d say you could have got the entire gist of what’s happening at Mercedes just from yesterday’s session. Bottas is really quick, but Lewis just has that little something extra when it counts. No amount of firmware upgrades for the Finn can...
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