A cool, calm and collected Valtteri Bottas claimed his first pole position on Saturday when he beat his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton with a well-controlled fastest lap in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Read | F1 testing: Valtteri Bottas blasts around Barcelona circuit, sets V6 era lap record“Obviously, I am really happy,” said Bottas. Read | Lewis Hamilton relishes scrap with Sebastian Vettel ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix“That’s how close qualifying should always be. Read | Lewis Hamilton backs Jenson Button to replace Fernando Alonso at Monaco GPRosberg was amongst the first to congratulate the pole sittter. That time was overhauled by Bottas in 1:28.844 -- the first man inside Hamilton’s 2016 pole lap -- and then by the Briton in 1:28.792.

Source: Hindustan Times April 15, 2017 18:31 UTC