Valtteri Bottas says that Ferrari was purely quicker than Mercedes in qualifying for the German Grand Prix. The Finn had briefly snatched back pole position in the dying stages until a superb lap from Sebastian Vettel meant it was the German who was on pole for his home grand prix. Speaking after qualifying in the top three press conference, Bottas admitted that Mercedes were lacking pace compared to their rivals. “It was a tough battle for the pole but I think, in the end, Ferrari were just quicker today, especially Sebastian,” he said. “As for my last lap, if I’d do the lap again there hundreds of a second here and there, maximum, 0.1s but they were just a bit too...
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