Valtteri Bottas for once left Lewis Hamilton in the shade in qualifying as the Finn claimed the 14th pole position of his Formula 1 career. Red Bull's Max Verstappen was on course to claim a sensational pole as he was quickest after the first run in the top-10 shoot-out for the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. Article continues under video But it was Bottas who came through when it mattered most to finish just over a quarter-of-a-second ahead of his team-mate at Mercedes, with the team maintaining its 100 per cent pole record in qualifying this season. Hamilton's time was 0.135secs slower than his best overall in Q2, similarly with Verstappen who was a tenth-of-a-second quicker in the...
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