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Valtteri Bottas, racing for Alfa Romeo this season, impressed in qualifying – finishing ahead of his Mercedes replacement George Russell. One to keep an eye on today.
Covid has also had an impact on this race: Nico Hulkenberg has been called to action by Aston Martin as a last-minute replacement after Sebastien Vettel tested positive, while Daniel Ricciardo qualified in 18th, having missed all three days of testing last week because of a positive test.