Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the French Grand Prix
It was a rabbit. British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won his third pole position of the season and will start first in tomorrow's French Grand Prix at 9:00 am (Peruvian time) along with his teammate, Finnish Valtteri Bottas, while the leader of Formula 1, Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), will start in the third position of the race.
During the qualifying sessions, Lewis Hamilton set a time of 1'30''.029 hundredths and confirmed that he is the favorite to win the competition tomorrow, which will take place at the Paul Ricard Circuit after 28 years.
In the week's practice sessions, Lewis Hamilton showed his strong intention to regain the lead in the Formula 1 World Championship. The surprise of the day was given by the Monegasque, Charles Leclerc, who finished for the first time in the Top-10 (8) of the starting grid.
Spanish two-time world champion Fernando Alonso (McLaren) could only manage 16th, while the last place on the starting grid for the Formula 1 French Grand Prix will go to New Zealand's Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso), who recorded the 17th best time, but was penalized for having changed several components of his Honda engine after a breakdown during Friday's practice sessions.
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