Valtteri Bottas upset the odds to beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix by just 12 hundredths of a second. World champion Hamilton had dominated the weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, topping every practice session. But Bottas delivered when it mattered most to prevent his Mercedes team-mate from opening the defence of his title with top slot on the grid. The grid’s all-conquering team were provided with a major boost in the early hours of Saturday morning after they survived a Red Bull protest against their car. Alex Albon was fifth for Red Bull, with Racing Point’s Sergio Perez sixth.

Source: The Irish Times July 04, 2020 14:15 UTC