»Tomorrow, only victory counts for me. I will start to win. Tomorrow the first task will be a great start and then on, ”He said briefly and concisely after the qualifications in the typical style of the Finns Bottas.
Hamilton he did not look ill-tempered after reaching second place. After qualifying, he said: “I'm happy for Bottas. He did a great job. I am also happy with the result of the team, as this is the first start for us for the first time this year. " Hamilton certainly not worried as he has before Bottas as much as 30 points advantage and can also afford second place in the race.
Most of all, he was smiling broadly Nico Hulkenberg. He said: "In the second part of the qualifiers, I made a mistake and made the situation more difficult. I was worried I had damaged the car, but luckily I didn’t. In the third part of the qualifiers, however, I attacked to the fullest. To be honest I’m a little surprised to be third. But that result gives me a wide smile on my face. There will be a race tomorrow and it will definitely be harder as I am missing miles and experience in the race car. I will do everything I can and keep the car where it is now.«
The results of today’s qualifiers do not determine the starting position, as it is Esteban Ocon already a 3rd place penalty at the start for obstruction George Russll.