Seven-times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton put his Mercedes on pole position for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with a dominant display under the floodlights on Saturday.
Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen, 14 points clear of his British rival with three races remaining, will start alongside on Sunday night but qualified nearly half a second slower. Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas was third.
The 36-year-old had already been on provisional pole with a time of 1:21.262 after going fastest in the first and second phases of qualifying. “I had a bit of a stomach ache from Wednesday but felt fantastic today. I slept well last night so that makes a big difference,” he said.“It's been just a bit more tricky for us again in qualifying,” said the Dutch 24-year-old, whose Mexican team mate Sergio Perez qualified only 11th.
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