Lewis Hamilton’s pole at the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix was the 98th of his career.
MANAMA: Lewis Hamilton paid another rich tribute to the professionalism of his Mercedes team on Saturday after claiming the record-increasing 98th pole position of his career for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The newly-crowned seven-time champion produced a near-flawless lap in a closely-contest qualifying session to beat ‘black arrows’ team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.289 seconds.
“This is a continuation of what we can do as a team,” he said, recognising it was Mercedes’ 11th front row lockout this year and their 75th overall. “I just continue to be amazed by my guys and how they work so hard — weekend in, weekend out.
“I know they are away from their families for three weeks and, no matter what the season throws at us, it’s…
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