‘Ecstatic’ Hamilton rolls back the years with Silverstone pole
A beaming Lewis Hamilton rolled back the years with a vintage display for Ferrari at Silverstone on Friday as he topped every session and took pole position for Saturday’s sprint at the British Grand Prix. The 41-year-old seven-time world champion thrilled a big crowd with a final best lap in one minute and 28.376 seconds […] The post ‘Ecstatic’ Hamilton rolls back the years with Silverstone pole appeared first on The Namibian .
A beaming Lewis Hamilton rolled back the years with a vintage display for Ferrari at Silverstone on Friday as he topped every session and took pole position for Saturday’s sprint at the British Grand Prix.
The 41-year-old seven-time world champion thrilled a big crowd with a final best lap in one minute and 28.376 seconds to outpace championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes by 0.011 seconds.
“I’m so happy, just so happy,” said Hamilton, who on Sunday will seek to add to his record nine wins in his home event’s main race.
“We didn’t expect we would be competing for the front row so it’s an amazing surprise. I’m ecstatic.
“This track is still just phenomenal and so great to drive – and we didn’t have the engine drop-off (in power output) that we had anticipated.
