Bottas removed the two plastic vents from the top of his helmet for qualifying, and beat Ricciardo by 0.001s in Q3.

"It was the best lap of the weekend and to be honest one of my best of all qualifying," said Bottas. "I felt very confident in the car today, so I just enjoyed it.

"Actually, before the qualifying, I took the small cooling scoops off the top of my helmet, and told my trainer 'this is going to be one thousandth' – and I think that counted today!"

Williams technical chief Rob Smedley said of Bottas's efforts: "He was awesome, really, really good. He's maximised the car and done everything that we needed him to."

Ricciardo "not blaming" pizza intake

On the flip side, Ricciardo doesn't think his eating strategy last night cost him a position to the Williams.

"We're a thousandth off fifth place so that's a little frustrating," said Ricciardo. "Valtteri went a thousandth quicker, so he deserves it."

When asked by Sky Sports F1 if it was due to what he'd eaten last night, he replied: "Could be, but I only had one slice last night, and normally it's like one and a half or two each night. I'm not going to blame the pizza.

"I would say if I had my usual serving I might even be behind Max!"