Hamilton sets new track record and takes pole at British GP in Silverstone

Lewis Hamilton set a new track record at British Grand Prix and clinched a record-extending 91st pole position on Saturday.

He needs five more wins to equal Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record of 91 GP wins.

defending champion is also odds-on to equal F1 great's record of seven world titles.

Hamilton clocked a time of 1 minute 24.303 seconds at Silverstone circuit where he was won a record six times, and was .313 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and about 1 second faster than Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Mercedes won first three races, Bottas clinching season-opener in Austria and Hamilton winning next two in Austria and Hungary.

Like Austria, Britain is hosting back-to-back races at Silverstone.

Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari a small boost with fourth ahead of Lando rris, who could face a grid penalty after failing to slow down under a yellow flag in second part of qualifying when Hamilton made a rare mistake. He span his car and sent gravel spraying, bringing session to a brief halt after Bottas had set quickest time.

Vettel, who had problems with understeering and almost went off track toward end of Q3, was only 10th fastest in qualifying.

Red Bull’s Alexander Albon finished 12th ahead of Racing Point's last-minute replacement Nico Hulkenberg. He lost his seat in F1 this year, and is driving because Sergio Perez tested positive for coronavirus following a trip back to his native Mexico after his mor had an accident.

Im credits: AP