Here’s what to look out for at Portimao this afternoon as the 2021 Formula 1 season continues... Bottas’ time to shine It was a surprise to see Bottas reign supreme in qualifying. The Finn has endured his worst start to a season since joining Mercedes, and after trailing Hamilton by 0.4s in Q2, it looked unlikely Bottas would come out on top. Unlike in 2020, Bottas has struggled to get his tyres into the right window when it has come down to the crunch laps in Q3.  While Portimao wasn’t perfect by any means, Bottas did enough to eclipse Hamilton by 0.007s to secure the 17th pole of his career. A torrid Imola weekend to perturb the Finn, as for much of his Mercedes career, he managed...
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