Qatar GP: Hamilton storms to F1 pole ahead of Verstappen

Valtteri Bottas finished third, with the final runs in Q3 featuring Pierre Gasly, who ended up fourth getting a dramatic puncture at the end of his final lap.
Hamilton led the way after the opening runs in the final stages with a 1m21.262s, with Verstappen edging ahead of Bottas but still with 0.162s gap to close.
But Hamilton, who ran at the head of the pack for the final fliers, put pole …Keep reading