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24 October 2020In the Portuguese GP another pole for Hamilton's Mercedes (for him the number 97 in his career).
In the front row the other Mercedes of Bottas.
In the second row the Red Bull of Verstappen and the Ferrari of an excellent Leclerc.
Vettel is 15th.
Bottas is still the fastest in free practice at Portimao: the Finn closes FP3 in 1'16 ”654, leaving his teammate Hamilton by 26 thousandths.
Mercedes has their first match point for the Constructors' title.
Verstappen third, Leclerc sixth but with an excellent race pace (1:21).
Vettel eleventh.
Last free practices suspended in advance due to red flag due to a manhole lifted by Vettel's Ferrari with car parts fallen on the track.
For this reason it is also necessary to postpone qualifications by half an hour.
In Q1 the usual top duel between Mercedes and Verstappen's Red Bull with Hamilton who seems to struggle in the third sector but then pulls the usual rabbit out of the hat and is the fastest in 1'16 "828 in front of Max Verstappen (Red Bull , + 0 "051) and teammate Valtteri Bottas (+0" 117).
Fifth was Charles Leclerc's Ferrari half a second late and behind Sergio Perez with Racing Point, while Sebastian Vettel was eighth.
Eliminated: Nicolas Latifi (Williams), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Romain Grosjean (Haas), Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo Racing) and Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo Racing).
Sebastian Vettel leaves the scene in Q2.
Also out are Esteban Ocon's Renault, George Russell's Williams, Lance Stroll's Racing Point and Daniil Kvyat's Alpha Tauri.
The best time was recorded by Valtteri Bottas in 1'16 "466. Leclerc's Ferrari is eighth.
Bottas is still very fierce in Q3 as well as Verstappen. The two are on medium tires, red rubber for Leclerc who risks a skid but remains Hamilton also fitted medium tires and took the lead, finishing once again with the best time: 97th career pole (ninth this year) Second time for Bottas then Verstappen and Leclerc.