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F1 Qualifying Results: Lewis Hamilton smashes fastest lap record in history of Formula 1

Tanish Chachra
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F1 Qualifying Results: Lewis Hamilton smashes fastest lap record in history of Formula 1

F1 Qualifying Results: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton achieves a new record in the sport by smashing the all-time lap record in Formula 1.

Mercedes look unstoppable this season as they have achieved another glorious record as Lewis hamilton drove his car to ace the all-time rap record in Formula 1.

The British driver took 1:18:887 to take another pole position this season. this has to be one of the greatest achievements by the 6-time World champion who is set to lift his 7th.

On the other hand, Mercedes’ rivals- Ferrari are going through a rough patch, even though this track is considered to be the home of Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel humiliatingly got eliminated in Q1.

His teammate Charles Leclerc didn’t take long to join him in the paddock, as he got out in Q2. Meanwhile, Red Bull just missed being in the top tier, as Max Verstappen finished at P5 and Alex Albon at P9.

McLaren looks strong as Carlos Sainz finished at P3 and has a good shot of acing a podium, his teammate is also at P6, a decent position to start from.

This is the last event where Williams will be looked after by the family. However, their sorrows continued today too, as both George Russel and Nicholas Latifi will start from P19 and P20.

F1 Qualifying Results

Qualifying 1

1Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2Valtteri BottasMercedes
3Sergio PerezRacing Point
4Carlos SainzMcLaren
5Pierre GaslyAlpha Tauri
6Max VerstappenRed Bull
7Daniil KvyatAlpha Tauri
8Lando NorrisMcLaren
9Lance StrollRacing Point
10Charles LeclercFerrari
11Daniel RicciardoRenault
12Esteban OconRenault
13Kevin MagnussenHaas
14Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo
15Alex AlbonRed Bull
ELIMINATED
16Romain GrosjeanHaas
17Sebastian VettelFerrari
18Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo
19George RusselWilliams
20Nicholas LatifiWilliams

Qualifying 2

1Valtteri BottasMercedes
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes
3Carlos SainzMcLaren
4Sergio PerezRacing Point
5Max VerstappenRed Bull
6Pierre GaslyAlpha Tauri
7Lance StrollRacing Point
8Lando NorrisMcLaren
9Daniel RicciardoRenault
10Alex AlbonRed Bull
ELIMINATED
11Daniil KvyatAlpha Tauri
12Esteban OconRenault
13Charles LeclercFerrari
14Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo
15Kevin MagnussenHaas

Qualifying 3

1Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2Valtteri BottasMercedes
3Carlos SainzMcLaren
4Sergio PerezRacing Point
5Max VerstappenRed Bull
6Lando NorrisMcLaren
7Daniel RicciardoRenault
8Lance StrollRacing Point
9Alex AlbonRed Bull
10Pierre GaslyAlpha Tauri

Final Standings

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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