Lewis Hamilton described his Styrian Grand Prix pole lap was ‘close to perfect’ and compared it to his Silverstone 2008 performance, after finishing clear of the field in wet conditions. Hamilton led all three parts of a rain-hit session at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday afternoon and pulled clear from nearest rival Max Verstappen during the closing stages. Hamilton improved on his provisional benchmark to record a time that left him over 1.2s clear of Verstappen – larger than the gap which covered the remainder of the top 10 drivers. ADVERTISEMENT “Honestly it was a fantastic lap, the last one,” said Hamilton. Related Posts Sainz hails career best qualifying result in...
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