WATCH: Drama in Austria qualifying as Bottas goes off but keeps pole position
The first top 10 shootout for pole position of the season was given added drama on Saturday in Austria as Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in Q3 - and then ran off the road trying to hold onto it...
Fortunately for the Mercedes man, no one was able to beat his effort - though team mate Lewis Hamilton got very close...
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