Mercedes’ seven-time world champion edged out the Red Bull of Max Verstappen by just 0.036 seconds at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya to reach the landmark. 5,082 days have passed since Hamilton took his first pole in only the sixth appearance of his Formula One career at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton now has two more poles than the combined efforts of double world champion Jim Clark, four-time world champion Alain Prost and 1992 title winner Nigel Mansell. I am humble and I am ecstatic, like it is my first.”(Image: PA)Verstappen, eight points behind Hamilton in the standings, said: “It was a good lap. Esteban Ocon qualified fifth for Alpine, with McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo seventh and Sergio Perez eighth, one second slower than Red Bull team-mate Verstappen.

Source: Daily Mirror May 08, 2021 15:20 UTC