Alfa Romeo is at a good pace at the Mexican GP circuit.
Valtteri Bottas gets to one of his favorite tracks. PDO
The first part of qualifying for the Mexican GP went as expected Max Verstappen’s on the beat.
The Dutchman clocked the best lap time right at the start of the heat.
Valtteri Bottas also bombed his best time in the first few minutes. The Finn would not have had to return to the track, because his clocking was easily enough for the continuation.
However, the team still sent Bottas to the track, but his last attempt went to waste Fernando Alonso because of the yellow flags caused by
In the end, Bottas was fifth fastest, when the top 15 qualified for the next round. In the end, they fell victim to the cutter Lance Stroll, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Logan Sargeant and Kevin Magnussen.
Verstappen got himself a summons in front of the jury because he caused a traffic jam at the exit of the pit straight.
Iltalehti follows the progress of the time trial in this story.