McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has stopped the Red Bull grip on pole positions (seven in a row) with a stunning last lap in this morning's Canadian F1 Grand Prix qualifying to take the top grid position for tomorrow's race.
“At the end of my fastest lap, it was such a fantastic feeling crossing the line – the team came on the radio through Turn Two and told me I’d got pole," commented Hamilton. "I knew it was a good lap – but, when they told me it was the best lap, it just brought back so many memories of my previous times here. It was exactly the same ecstatic feeling as when I took my very first pole position here in 2007.
Until Hamilton crossed the line at the end of the third qualifying session it was looking like a Red Bull front row. Hamilton disturbed the party with a stunning lap and will be favourite for the Grand Prix.
“I think it’s going to be an interesting race tomorrow – I hope it stays sunny and that the track gets better. The Red Bulls are in an interesting position, because they’ll start tomorrow on the Prime tyre. They’ll have to use the Option at some stage, obviously, so it will be an interesting one. If there’s a Safety Car, it could have a very big influence on the result of the race."
Canadian Grand Prix starting grid
1 HAMILTON McLaren
2 WEBBER Red Bull
3 VETTEL Red Bull
4 ALONSO Ferrari
5 BUTTON McLaren
6 LIUZZI Force India
7 MASSA Ferrari
8 KUBICA Renault
9 SUTIL Force India
10 ROSBERG Mercedes
11 BARRICHELLO Williams
12 HULKENBERG Williams
13 SCHUMACHER Mercedes
14 PETROV Renault
15 BUEMI Toro Rosso
16 ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso
17 DE LA ROSA Sauber
18 KOBAYASHI Sauber
19 KOVALAINEN Lotus
20 TRULLI Lotus
21 GLOCK Virgin
22 SENNA HRT
23 DI GRASSI Virgin
24 CHANDHOK HRT
