SOCHI, Russia — Valtteri Bottas beat Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday, setting a strategy conundrum for their Mercedes team. Bottas was 0.145 ahead of Hamilton and 0.56 ahead of third-placed Sebastian Vettel, who is second in the standings, 40 points off Hamilton. It takes some concentration,” said Bottas, who had his first career win in Russia last year. You can’t have any other goal starting from pole, so that’s going to be for sure the aim,” Bottas said. Kimi Raikkonen qualified fourth in the second Ferrari ahead of Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, matching his season best of fifth.

Source: National Post September 29, 2018 10:29 UTC