Watch: Bottas breaks lap record at COTA to qualify on pole for US Grand Prix

2019-11-03 14:50:42 by Matt Gretton

Valtteri Bottas posted a sublime lap time in the opening round of Q3, so good that it broke the lap record at COTA. Mercedes have posted the lap on their twitter, with the on-board camera.

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Watch: Bottas breaks lap record at COTA to qualify on pole for US Grand Prix

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