Lewis Hamilton hopes to watch England in World Cup final
Formula 1 | Jul 06, 2018, 05:35 PM ISTLewis Hamilton is bidding to win the British Grand Prix on Sunday for what would be an outright record sixth time at his home race.
Lewis Hamilton is bidding to win the British Grand Prix on Sunday for what would be an outright record sixth time at his home race.
Bottas edged Hamilton by 0.019 seconds for his first pole position of the season as Mercedes locked up the front row of the grid for the third time this year.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who trails Hamilton by 14 points going into Sunday's ninth of 21 races, had a fastest lap that was 0.236 behind Hamilton's.
Vettel, who leads by just one point going into the 10th of 21 F1 races this season, clocked the best lap time by 0.187 seconds faster than Hamilton and 0.357 quicker than Bottas.
Hamilton trails Vettel by one point at the top of the standings heading into Sunday's race at the Paul Ricard Circuit.
The last time an F1 race was held here at Le Castellet was in 1990 when Alain Prost won for Ferrari.
Mercedes were unable to deliver a reliable engine upgrade in time for the Canadian GP, helping Ferrari return to the top of the podium for the first time since 2004.
Hamilton insisted that Ricciardo has been performing more consistently and breaking fewer cars in comparison to his team-mate Max Verstappen.
Ricciardo was also fastest in all three practice sessions and the Australian driver will be confident of securing his second win after victory last month in China.
Australian driver Ricciardo headed teammate Max Verstappen to a Red Bull one-two in both practice sessions at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas is urging Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to sign a new contract, even though his own future is uncertain with the team.
Defending champion Lewis Hamilton has won the last two races with Mercedes this season to move 17 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel in their title battle despite trailing by the same amount after the Ferrari driver won the first two of the season.
Hamilton was never challenged on the way to his 41st win from pole position, surpassing a record he shared with seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher.
It was a record-extending 74th pole for Hamilton, and the first since the season-opener in Australia. It was also the first front-row lock up for Mercedes this season.
Hamilton had a time of 1 minute 17.281 seconds at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Bottas less than a tenth of a second slower.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who trails Hamilton by four points in the drivers' standings after four races, was third.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen claimed second place after having dropped to 14th following an early collision.
Ferrari's Vettel had lacked pace on Friday on a slippery track but was 0.361 seconds faster than the second-place Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton — his main title rival — in cool, overcast conditions.
Ricciardo is out of contract at Red Bull at the end of the season and expressed interest in joining teams like Mercedes or Ferrari to help him challenge for the championship.
Hamilton refused to accept that the uncertainty about his future could be the reason behind his recent slump in performance.
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