Lewis Hamilton has dedicated his Monaco Grand Prix pole position to former Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Lauda, who was a close friend and mentor to Hamilton in his role at Mercedes, died last week at the age of 70. Hamilton claimed his second-ever pole at Monaco with a last-gasp effort to pip Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and dedicated the result to the late Austrian. “This is definitely one of the best poles that I can remember,” Hamilton said. “Obviously I’ve had a lot of success over the years but I can’t really remember one that means as much as this one. “It’s been such a difficult week for the whole team and...
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