2 100ths of a second between Bottas and Russell, first and second on the grid.
After two days in an unfamiliar car
,that lad is a future champ 
Anyone would be a future champ in a Mercedes.
Not sure I would agree with that. Russell won both the GP3 and GP2 Championships at his first attempt, and today is the first time in his F1 career that he has been outqualified by a team mate. He is a serious talent biding his time in a slow car, until Mercedes put him in their car to replace Bottas or Hamilton retires whichever comes first.
Verstappen has a lot of potential, but imo hes still quite a long way from the finished article. Still impetuous, immature, and very arrogant.
He is naturally quick though, and thats something you cant teach. I actually think going to F1 so young hasnt been good for him. Had he arrived a bit older with a bit of maturity he would have arrived closer to a complete package, rather than a raw talent.
If he were to partner Hamilton at Mercedes there would certainly be fireworks, but over a season I have little doubt that Hamilton would beat him more often than not.