Hamilton takes pole – Ferrari far behind

The six-time Formula 1 world champion beat his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas on Saturday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Hamilton was 4,655 thousandths of a second faster than the Finn on the 59 kilometer long decisive lap.

For Hamilton it is the fourth pole in the sixth race this year and the 92nd in the 35-year-old Brit's career. It is the 2014th pole for Mercedes since the introduction of turbo hybrid engines in the 100 season. Mercedes in a league of its own The Dutchman Max Verstappen came third in high summer temperatures in Catalonia. He was over seven tenths of a second slower than Hamilton. After his victory last Sunday at Silverstone, the 22-year-old Dutchman still maintained his chances of success for this Sunday's race (15.10:2016 p.m.). In XNUMX he celebrated the first of his nine Grand Prix victories to date on the Barcelona circuit.

Sebastian Vettel experienced another fiasco. The chassis change did not give the four-time world champion the new impetus he had hoped for in a frustrating farewell season from Ferrari. The 33-year-old German was eliminated early in eleventh place. Charles Leclerc also experienced a disappointing qualifying. In contrast to Vettel, the Monegasque was able to qualify for Q3, but was “only” ninth.

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Hamilton takes pole – Ferrari far behind

Lewis Hamilton raced to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix.

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