IL followed Mekskiko’s qualifying sessions: Bottas sixth, Verstappen on pole

Valtteri Bottas succeeded brilliantly in qualifying for the Mexican GP. The Finn drove the Alfa Romeo nicely to sixth place.

The pole position was taken by a world star man Max Verstappen. A big favorite of the home crowd Sergio Perez was fourth. The Mersuts, who were in excellent shape in Mexico, intervened.

Came second George Russell called himself after going wide on his last lap. The Brit might have been able to undercut Verstappen’s pole time.

Bottas sparkled

Bottas’ session was excellent. The Finn posted top times in every section of the time trials. In Q3, the big reward came when he managed to wedge himself between the Ferraris.

Breaking the Big Three hegemony is a big deal.

Bottas was the alpha of his team. Guanyu Zhou was clearly behind his teammate, remaining in the second section.

Bottas’ success was a blessing for Alfa Romeo, when both Aston Martins were already stuck in the opening section.

Alfa and Aston are in a tight battle for sixth place in the manufacturers’ series. The difference is only three points in favor of Bottas’ team. In addition to fame and honor, it’s about a prize pool worth millions of euros.

Bottas had a great start to the season, but is now on a ten-race scoreless streak. The Finn has found speed again thanks to the upgrade parts that came to the car. In previous qualifying sessions, Bottas was seventh.

This is how the session went: