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Bottas very happy with qualifying: "Just a shame about that penalty..."

Valtteri Bottas knows even before the race starts that he will have a tough Sunday afternoon, thanks to the grid penalty he received on Friday. A good qualifying session is therefore extra important for the Finn and he has made sure of that. With the second-fastest time, he is still in with a chance of a podium. "It's a shame about the penalty, because of that I will start tomorrow in fifth place. I would have preferred to start from second place. It was a strong qualifying when I look at the free practices, in FP2 and FP3 I was still struggling a bit with the car. But we found the right setup and it was a lot better feeling. I got the most out of the car. In my first run in Q3 I only...
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