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Lewis Hamilton had to 'dig deeper than ever' for Monaco pole

Lewis Hamilton said he had to “dig deeper than ever” for pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix, and dedicated his lap to the late Niki Lauda. Hamilton led the way through Thursday’s practice sessions but trailed Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas on Saturday, and was behind the Finn after the first Q3 runs. But Hamilton usurped Bottas on his last Q3 effort with a new track record of 1:10.166 to eclipse his title rival by 0.086s. It came after a difficult weekend off-track for Mercedes after the passing on Monday of the team’s non-executive Chairman, three-time F1 champion Niki Lauda. “I had to dig deeper than ever,” said Hamilton. “I’m so...
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