Bottas can “definitely fight” to extend 101 race Q3 streak

The Finn progressed into Q3 in all 101 of his starts for Mercedes, notching 20 poles during that time, in a streak that stretches back to his Williams farewell in the 2016 Abu Dhabi GP.

On Friday, Bottas notched the sixth fastest time in second practice at Sakhir with his qualifying simulation resulting in a 1m32.951s to finish 1.015s adrift of pacesetter Max Verstappen.

That came despite him only managing an out lap in FP1 after an electrical issue aboard his C42 created a…