Lewis Hamilton was in a class of his own in Sao Paulo during the final qualifying session for a sprint race this season, delivering pole, as title rival Max Verstappen simply had no answer for the Briton's devastating pace. Aside from the inconvenience of having his first lap in Q2 deleted for exceeding track limits at Turn 4, Hamilton never seemed to be at risk of losing pole, especially when Verstappen never seemed to have the speed to deny him the top honors. That was evident as Verstappen's deficits to Hamilton were 0.431s, 0.358s, and 0.438s in Q1, Q2, and Q3 respectively. Quite a margin from the seven-time Formula 1 World Champion, who will have to deal with a five-place-grid penalty...
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