VIDEO: Bottas' record-breaking Austria pole lap

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VIDEO: Bottas' record-breaking Austria pole lap
Originally written by Joas van Wingerden. This version is a translation.
Valtteri Bottas' first pole position of 2018 came at the Austrian Grand Prix as the Mercedes man torched his own outright lap record to secure Saturday success for two years running at the Red Bull Ring. Bottas stopped the watch at one minute 3.130 seconds, check out his scorchinf effort below.
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