Not surprisingly, it was a Mercedes 1-2 in qualifying for the Formula One 2020 season-opening Austrian Grand Prix tomorrow, however, somewhat surprisingly, it will be Valtteri Bottas sitting on the pole position and not defending world champion Lewis Hamilton.
Bottas defeated Hamilton by a mere 0.012 in the final qualifying session to claim the pole position in a race expected to be won easily by Mercedes.
2020 Austrian Grand Prix Starting Grid
1] Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
2] Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3] Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
4] Lando Norris (McLaren)
5] Alexander Albon (Red Bull)
6] Sergio Perez (Racing Point)
7] Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
8] Carlos Sainz (McLaren)
9] Lance Stroll (Racing Point)
10] Daniel Ricciardo (Renault)
11] Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
12] Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri)
13] Daniil Kvyat (Alpha Tauri)
14] Esteban Ocon (Renault)
15] Romain Grosjean (Haas)
16] Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
17] George Russell (Williams)
18] Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo)
19] Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo)
20] Nicholas Latifi (Williams)