Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas stops in the pits as he competes during the qualifying session at the Nuerburgring circuit in Nuerburg, western Germany, on October 10, 2020, ahead of the German Formula One Eifel Grand Prix. / AFP / WOLFGANG RATTA
Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Eifel Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row of the grid at the Nuerburgring.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who had been on provisional pole after the first flying laps of the final session at the German circuit, qualified in third place with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc fourth.
Bottas's pole was his third of 2020 and an 11th in 11 races this season for Mercedes. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by William Maclean)
