モーター racing-Bottas keeps Hamilton waiting for 100th 政治家
By Alan Baldwin
May 1 (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas took 有利な立場（位置） for the Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday to 否定する Mercedes team mate and 選手権 leader 吊りくさび Hamilton a 記録，記録的な／記録する-延長するing 100th by a mere 0.007 of a second.
Seven-times 決まり文句／製法 One world 支持する／優勝者 Hamilton, 勝利者 from 政治家 last year at the Algarve 回路・連盟, 完全にするd a first 前線 列／漕ぐ／騒動 sweep of the season for his team.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, a point behind Hamilton after two races, will start third after having his first 飛行機で行くing （競技場の）トラック一周 on soft tyres of one minute 18.209 seconds 削除するd for running too wide.
But for that mistake on a gusty but 有望な afternoon at a rollercoaster of a 回路・連盟, the Dutch youngster's time would have been the fastest.
Bottas took 政治家 in 1:18.348, setting the time with his first 飛行機で行くing （競技場の）トラック一周 on soft tyres before switching to the medium 構内／化合物.
It was the Finn's 17th 政治家, 解除するing him level with Britain's ３倍になる 支持する／優勝者 Jackie Stewart in the かつてない 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）, and first since Bahrain's Sakhir Grand Prix last December.
"It feels like it's been a while. It was nice to get a good qualifying, it's been a weak point for me in the first two races, getting the tyres to work," said Bottas.
"This 週末 we've been working hard and it's nice to see it's 支払う／賃金ing off and it puts me in a good position for tomorrow."
Bottas will be the third different driver to start on 政治家 in three races and nobody has so far won from the 最高の，を越す slot in 2021.
He could also thank his mechanics who won their own race against time to get the car ready for the 開会／開廷／会期 after Mercedes （悪事，秘密などを）発見するd a problem with a gearbox sensor and had to 交換（する） it out.
Hamilton, who took his 99th 政治家 at the previous race in Imola won by Verstappen, had been fastest in the second 段階 of qualifying but could not find anything extra in the final minutes.
"Not the perfect （競技場の）トラック一周 but I gave it everything," said the Briton.
BIG MOMENT
Verstappen said he had been struggling a lot for 支配する.
"That first （競技場の）トラック一周 in Q3 was decent but I just had a big moment in (turn) four and went a little bit off 跡をつける," he explained.
"I was やめる 確信して we could do another good （競技場の）トラック一周 but in the last 部門 the car in 前線 in the last two corners just 乱すs you, 特に with the low 支配する we already have and the 堅い 勝利，勝つd out here.
"It cost me a lot of （競技場の）トラック一周 time. It is what it is. We'll try to fight them tomorrow in the race."
Verstappen's Mexican team mate Sergio Perez will join him on the second 列／漕ぐ／騒動, 生き残るing a spin into the gravel in the 開始 段階, with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz fifth and Alpine's Esteban Ocon filling the third 列／漕ぐ／騒動.
Lando Norris starts seventh for McLaren with Charles Leclerc eighth for Ferrari and Pierre Gasly ninth for AlphaTauri.
There was 失望 for Australian Daniel Ricciardo who failed to get his McLaren beyond the first 開会／開廷／会期 and will start 支援する in 16th place.
"Just a disappointing day... I wouldn't have bet on this today so I've just got to 人物／姿／数字 it out and get some sleep and wake up tomorrow ready to do better," he said.
Williams driver George Russell, who was 伴う／関わるd in a high-速度(を上げる） 衝突／不一致 with Bottas at Imola that ended the race for both of them and 難破させるd the Finn's car, had a good afternoon and starts 11th.
That was Williams' best 業績／成果 on a Saturday since the 2018 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, when Canadian Lance Stroll qualified 10th, and his best for the team.
Stroll, now at Aston ツバメ, qualified 17th with German team mate and four-times 支持する／優勝者 Sebastian Vettel having a better day with 10th on the grid.
The race is 存在 held without 観客s 予定 to the COVID-19 pandemic. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Angus MacSwan and Pritha Sarkar)
