Lewis Hamilton relishes 'special' pole at Azerbaijan GP

Lewis beats Bottas to pole with stunning late show; "I've never seen anything like it... nobody else I think can do that," says Lauda.
Lewis Hamilton hailed one of the most special laps of his career after he put in a majestic performance to claim pole for the Azerbaijan GP in a dramatic qualifying

The three-time world champion claimed the 66th pole position of his career, moving him to sole second in F1's all-time standings, to put him in the perfect position to win in Baku for the first time and close his 12-point gap to championship leader Sebastian Vettel.

Hamilton had dominated the opening two sessions of qualifying but trailed team-mate Valtteri Bottas after an error on his first run in Q3 when the red flag was deployed after Daniel Ricciardo crashed on the exit of Turn Six.