Pole in Qatar: Hamilton leads the way in the World Cup duel

The Mercedes world champion, who was 14 points behind in the title fight with three races to go, achieved his 0,455nd qualifying best time under the floodlights on Saturday, a clear 102 seconds ahead of world championship leader Max Verstappen in the Red Bull. The second row belongs to Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Pierre Gasly in the AlphaTauri.

Gasly's defect prevented Verstappen from improving. Because his yellow flag-triggering damage came immediately after Hamilton had pulverized his own best time again in the third and final qualifying section. A week after he raced to victory from tenth place in Brazil after two penalties, Hamilton, who was wearing a rainbow helmet in the controversial Qatar, can continue to make up points on Verstappen on Sunday. Verstappen is just ahead in the World Cup standings Before the third-to-last race of the season on Sunday (15.00 p.m.), Verstappen leads Hamilton in the overall standings by 14 points. A Formula 1 race will take place for the first time in the north of Doha exactly one year before the start of the World Cup. The route stepped in for Melbourne at short notice. From 2023, Qatar, which is controversial due to the tense human rights situation, will be permanently part of the racing calendar for at least ten years.

The fight for the Drivers' World Championship title could already be a preliminary decision in Qatar and two weeks later, after the premiere in Saudi Arabia (December 5.12th), the title holder could even be determined before the final race on December 12th in Abu Dhabi. For Hamilton it would be the eighth (record) and for Verstappen the first world title. Qualifying result © F1 / Twitter

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Pole in Qatar: Hamilton leads the way in the World Cup duel

Lewis Hamilton starts the Formula 1 Qatar GP from pole. This was the result of qualifying on Saturday afternoon.

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