Bottas frustrates Hamilton in cold Nürburgring

Saturday in the Nürburgring forest, with 10ºC in the air, 20ºC on the asphalt and clear skies, was favorable for

, author of his third pole of the season (1: 25.269), with which to put an end to the dominance of

.

After five consecutive races, the World Championship leader lost 25 hundredths to his teammate at Mercedes, although he was able to contain the push from

.

"I feel somewhat disappointed," admitted the Red Bull leader after pushing his car to the limit.

The triumph of two weeks ago in Sochi has spurred Bottas, who pulled a perfect lap from his sleeve.

His intentions for Sunday on the legendary 5,148 meters of the German track are unequivocal: "I only think about victory."

Hamilton, in search of

record of 91 wins

, and Verstappen, always on the prowl with some surprising strategy, will make it very difficult tomorrow.

Carlos Sainz

, almost blind on a track that he only knew from the simulator, will have to settle for tenth place on the grid, in the wake of

, only five thousandths faster.

Since the morning, in the only test session all weekend, he had suffered with the new aerodynamic profile of his McLaren.

, with the previous configuration, had to resign himself to eighth place.

Leclerc's great room

Sainz's stresses, evident from the beginning of the classification, do not bode well for Sunday.

It is true that his progression in Q2, with a 1: 26.361, put him under the track of Pérez or

.

However,

Renault

was again off the radar.

The same happened with

, with a formidable fourth place.

Among the few conclusions of the morning session, none as stimulating as the improvement of Ferrari, which for the first time since July was emerging with options to get both cars in Q3.

Hours after

confirmed that in 2021 they will mount a "completely new" engine, Leclerc confirmed the omens.

The monk was riding almost four tenths faster on average than

, who was eliminated in Q2.

Another disappointment for a four-time sit-down champion.

Stroll's low

The only surprise in the second set had been

, hurt in pride at the threat of

.

The Italian took his first step forward on Saturdays with an Alfa Romeo that already seems predestined for the son of El Kaiser.

The enthusiasm was not enough for

, recruited at the last minute to replace

.

"He is not quite well," Racing Point explained, without offering more details about the health of its starting driver, who is out for the rest of the weekend.

The German veteran, we said, was relegated to the red lantern, nine tenths behind Pérez, his garage companion.

will start from the penultimate place, starting

on Sunday for the 323rd time in his long career.

At 41, the Finn finally breaks

record

and still intends to stretch it further next season.

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