Turkish GP Qualifying: Lewis Hamilton quickest however Valtteri Bottas on pole forward of Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton tops qualifying however will begin eleventh, with Valtteri Bottas on pole to make sure best-case situation consequence for Mercedes; Max Verstappen third in shootout however begins on entrance row, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari forward of Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso

Lewis Hamilton topped qualifying for the Turkish GP however it’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas who will begin on pole because of the championship chief’s grid penalty, with Max Verstappen moved as much as the entrance row.

In a best-case situation consequence for Mercedes after Hamilton’s 10-place grid drop for a brand new engine, the Englishman dominated the shootout and can begin Sunday’s race eleventh, whereas Bottas beat his title rival Verstappen.

Hamilton was quickest in a wet-dry Q1 and Q2 earlier than setting a brand new Istanbul Park monitor document in Q3 – however Bottas completed only a tenth of a second off that 1:22.868 to imagine pole place.

He’ll begin on the entrance row forward of Verstappen, who completed third and confirmed indicators of enchancment in a slower-than-expected Pink Bull however was nonetheless 0.3s off Hamilton, the person he trails by two factors within the championship.

Charles Leclerc secured a superb fourth in qualifying and third on the grid for Ferrari, pipping the equally in-form Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso on his closing lap.

Sergio Perez was solely seventh within the different Pink Bull, forward of Lando Norris as McLaren struggled to duplicate their kind from Monza and Sochi.

Daniel Ricciardo suffered a shock exit in Q1.

Turkish GP Qualifying Consequence, high 10
1) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes*
2) Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
3) Max Verstappen, Pink Bull
4) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
5) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri
6) Fernando Alonso, Alpine
7) Sergio Perez, Pink Bull
8) Lando Norris, McLaren
9) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
10) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri

*has 10-place grid penalty for brand spanking new ICE

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