F1 Qualifying result: Gasly equals best result, Verstappen in P3

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15:27, 31 Oct 2020

Qualifying was partly exciting due to engine problems for Max Verstappen and a very small gap between the Mercedes drivers. In the end, Valtteri Bottas was slightly faster than Lewis Hamilton and the Finn will start from pole on Sunday.

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The Red Bull Racing mechanics have done a great job repairing Verstappen's car at a very fast pace. This allowed the Dutchman to go out in Q2 and he managed to advance to the final qualifying session. In the end he managed to qualify his car in third. Pierre Gasly equals his best qualifying result of his Formula 1 career. The Frenchman can start from fourth place and thus keeps Daniel Ricciardo and Alexander Albon behind.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

F1 Qualifying result: Gasly equals best result, Verstappen in P3

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