I dont think it was, Max clearly was not happy flat spotting his race set.
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Q3
Between Max and Lewis obviously.
Between Max and Lewis obviously.
Horner just said it was always 50-50 and the flat spot just decided it.
sounds like Max will betting the tow of Sergio
Yeah heard that also
how the feck did Max find that speed 7 10th quicker than Q2
Well played by Red Bull, slipstreamed it perfectly
Very interesting now, Hamilton will certainly ask for the tow and I imagine the team will order it.
What a lap from Max. What a shit one from Bottas
Lewis need a qualifying lap to remember to get Pole.
But will Lewis be that bothered about starting P2 ?
But will Lewis be that bothered about starting P2 ?
Clever tactics there by RB
Bottas needs to give Lewis a tow, can't risk this.
Bottas not helping now as usual. Can they sacrifice him to help out Lewis when he's only 4th already? They really needed a quick lap from him there to put him in the top 3.
+0.551 that was not in the script
I think with the soft v medium situation, Hamilton isn’t as impacted by being in P2.
Who are these 3% who don’t think Max or Lewis? Nutters 
Surely not being on pole isn’t that bad for Lewis? Max will be rapid on the softs so you’ll be struggling to keep him behind either way. Lightning lap though from Red Bull.
I think if he is P2 to start, and P2 after the start/first lap, then he won't undercut because it would negate the advantage of the Med vs Soft... that leaves it to either RB to do a 2 stop and be on fresher tyres but chasing Hamilton at the end, or the other way around with Hamilton chasing down Verstappen on fresher tyres if both teams go for just 1 stop.
This is it, can Lewis pull this Pole out of the fire ?
Yeah will be interesting if he’s any quicker here.
no chance without a tow.
Mercedes somehow made a meal of it.
Lewis made a mistake too, 500 millis can't be due to the partial tow.
Surprised Lewis isn't using Bottas like Max used Perez
That’s a huge advantage for Red Bull and Max there.
Yeah that's a feck up, Bottas is 6th as well, should have called in for a two.
Norris out of nowhere!
He was outright quick even without the tow. He'll be rapid in his first stint on the softs tomorrow, Mercedes will need to make sure they have significantly better pace on Mediums and Hards.
Fantastic lap. Big advantage to RB now. Max just needs to smash it on the first few laps on the softs and try to build a big lead.
Bottas 6th
Bottas 6th
Wow. Mercedes really messed that up.
Well dont Red Bull , pulled that one out.
Bottas was of no help, did not expect him to be, but FFS 6th !!
Max starts on soft , Lewis on mediums, dont think he will be too disappointed.
Bottas was of no help, did not expect him to be, but FFS 6th !!
Max starts on soft , Lewis on mediums, dont think he will be too disappointed.
This is good for Lewis.
To start on soft's isn't the play and it wasn't planned by either of the top two teams.
RB short term gain but lose time tomorrow
To start on soft's isn't the play and it wasn't planned by either of the top two teams.
RB short term gain but lose time tomorrow
I think it's all about the race and strategy.
Hamilton can play the long game tomorrow, Perez in 4th helps him too. Bottas useless as usual.
I’m not sold on this theory that this is good for Merc. Red Bull have been faster this weekend than a lot of people expected. It’s advantage Max now, for sure.
He got pulled along both straights by Perez, really clever by Red Bull, Merc have never had the same nous when it comes to using both drivers.
Bottas
I wonder if the start with soft will prove to be decisive. They had their hand forced , technically mediums would have been perfect, and probably WC awarding.