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Bottas admits German GP pole 'not up for grabs today'
Valtteri Bottas will carry the hopes of the Mercedes team with him tomorrow in the 2018 German Grand Prix when he will start from second place. His team mate Lewis Hamilton has his work cut out to fight back from 14th on the grid after suffering a hydraulic issue during Saturday's qualifying session. But Bottas rose to the occasion and took a front row spot alongside pole sitter Sebastian Vettel. Initially it looked like his time might even be good enough for pole, until the Ferrari's final lap found an extra two tenths on the Mercedes. "It felt like a good lap, especially in the last sector," Bottas said. "But I don't think pole was up for grabs for us today. "I gave...
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