SAO PAULO — Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix from a qualifying session in which Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton crashed on the first lap on Saturday. “First of all, I’m happy that everyone is one big piece,” Bottas said after qualifying, referring to Mercedes team members robbed at gun point. The secondary fight is for second, with Vettel of Ferrari leading Bottas by 15 points. “The maximum stimulation you can get now is to finish second,” Vettel said. We failed once this season, and I don’t want to fail again.”Added Bottas: “Our target is to still try to get second place.

Source: National Post November 11, 2017 14:35 UTC