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Azerbaijan GP: Hamilton storms to pole as Mercedes dominates

Lewis Hamilton recovered from free practice troubles to claim a commanding pole position in qualifying for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, beating Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes one-two. The fight at the front looked close with Ferrari and Red Bull in practice, but Mercedes enjoyed a large advantage over its F1 competition when it came to qualifying. Hamilton e was the only driver to lap under 1m42s in Q1 and was comfortably fastest with a single run in Q2 as well. He let Bottas get briefly ahead during the initial runs in Q3, after locking up and running wide at Turn 16 on his quickest lap, before Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull hit the wall at Turn 6, bringing out the red flags and spoiling...
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