Lewis Hamilton delighted a vast crowd of Mercedes fans when he secured his second pole position in succession on Saturday with a dramatic fastest lap in the final seconds of qualifying. Just a week after his dazzling feat at Silverstone in the British Grand Prix, he did the same again ahead of Sunday’s German Grand Prix with an assurance that stunned his rivals. The 28-year-old Briton, world champion in 2008, clocked a fastest lap of one minute 29.398 seconds in his Mercedes to outpace nearest rival Sebastian Vettel by one-tenth of a second in a dramatic finale to a tense hour’s action. It had looked as if the Red Bull driver’s lap was fast enough for pole as he sought to set himself up to bid for a first win on home soil in the 60-laps race until Hamilton had the last word. It was Hamilton’s third pole position of the season and the 29th of his career.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
