Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton was left surprised by the margin by which he claimed pole position for the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix. Hamilton claimed the 102nd pole position of his F1 career with a lap almost half a second clear of title rival Max Verstappen. The Englishman clocked a 1:20.827s with his final lap of the session, while his Red Bull rival could muster only a 1:21.282s. “Definitely wasn't expecting to have as big a gap as that,” Hamilton said. “I was relatively comfortable with around a tenth or so ahead through most of the session, but to be able to pull out that extra bit of time, that felt great.” Pole position leaves Hamilton on the clear side of the track for the...
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