Lewis Hamilton reckons he and Charles Leclerc would have been close during German Grand Prix qualifying, without the Ferrari driver’s session-ending failure. Ferrari set the pace through practice but lost Sebastian Vettel in Q1 to a turbo problem, while Leclerc’s charge was wrecked by a fuel system issue at the start of Q3. It facilitated Hamilton’s charge to pole position for Mercedes’ home grand prix, and marked the fourth time this season that he topped qualifying. “It was a relatively straightforward session, very clean,” said Hamilton. “The team did a great job in terms of timings and getting us out at the right times, and we saw both Ferraris...
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