Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britai10drives during his practice session for Sunday’s Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China Saturday, April 19, 2014. AP
SHANGHAI, China—Lewis Hamilton continued Mercedes’ dominant start to the season by capturing pole position at the rainy Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday; his third pole of the season.
Hamilton set the fastest time in qualifying at one minute, 53.860 seconds at Shanghai International Circuit, ahead of Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel in second and third position.
Hamilton’s teammate Nico Rosberg made mistakes on his final two flying laps and qualified fourth, ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.
It was the 34th pole of Hamilton’s career, moving him into fourth place on the all-time pole list, one ahead of former world champion Jim Clark and Alain Prost. By moving one clear of Clark, Hamilton now has the most poles of any British driver in Formula One history.
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