Bottas fears: 'It's pretty hard to overtake on this circuit'

Valtteri Bottas appeared to have secured second place during the qualifying session of the Dutch Grand Prix for a long time, but had to give it up to his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Nevertheless, the Finn is satisfied with his performance.

Bottas was again having a great time at Zandvoort on Saturday afternoon. "It's definitely an enjoyable track and with a nice atmosphere too," he told Sky Sports. "The car feels good. We are short of Red Bull in Sector 1 in Turn 2/3 and they were a bit out of reach today. It's all to play for."

The Mercedes driver thinks the spectators will see little overtaking on Sunday, however, although he doesn't rule anything out. "It's quite difficult to overtake on this circuit. I think we will see another exciting race tomorrow."

Thrilling final phase of qualifying

The Dutch GP had an exciting final phase. Max Verstappen eventually ran away with pole position, while Hamilton fell just short of keeping up with the Dutchman. Sergio Pérez will have to start the race from P16 on Sunday.