F1 Qualifying Results: Nico Hulkenberg grabs P3 in 70th Annniversary GP qualifying; hopes for his first career podium

F1 Qualifying Results: Formula 1 teams once again vying for desirable grid positions ahead of the race on Sunday, Mercedes and Red Bull dominate.

In the first round of 70th anniversat=ry Grand Prix qualifying, Mercedes dominate the track once again, followed by Red Bull, but Alexander Albon had better over his teammate Max Verstappen.

Pierre Gasly makes shock entry at the 5th place, while Daniil Kvyat faces elimination. George Russel once again tried to make most out of his car by promoting himself to Q2.

However, his journey didn’t last beyond Q2, as he had to settle with P15. The exit of Vettel, Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon was a bit surprising.

But Nico Hulkenberg had a glorious end into the qualifying as he bagged P3, with Verstappen just behind on P4. Meanwhile, Gasly also had an impressive end by taking P7.

Bottas challenging Hamilton’s hegemony while taking P1 on the grid. This sets an exciting note for the race on Sunday.

F1 Qualifying Results

Qualifying 1

1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
3	Alexander Albon	Red Bull
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
5	Pierre Gasly	Alpha Tauri
6	Lance Stroll	Racing Point
7	Lando Norris	McLaren
8	Esteban Ocon	Renault
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Racing Point
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault
12	Carlos Sainz	McLaren
13	Romain Grosjean	Haas
14	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
15	George Russel	Williams
ELIMINATED
16	Daniil Kvyat	Alpha Tauri
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams
19	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo
20	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo

Qualifying 2

1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
2	Nico Hulkenberg	Racing Point
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
4	Pierre Gasly	Alpha Tauri
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault
6	Alexander Albon	Red Bull
7	Lance Stroll	Racing Point
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
9	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
10	Lando Norris	McLaren
ELIMINATED
11	Esteban Ocon	Renault
12	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
13	Carlos Sainz	McLaren
14	Romain Grosjean	Haas
15	George Russel	Williams

Qualifying 3

1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
2	Lewis hamilton	Mercedes
3	Nico Hulkenberg	Racing Point
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
5	Daniel RicciardoRenault	Renault
6	Lance Stroll	Racing Point
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpha Tauri
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
9	Alexander Albon	Red Bull
10	Lando Norris	McLaren

Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra

70th Anniversary Grand Prix

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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