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The most Formula One pole positions in a career is 88, achieved. The most Formula One hat-tricks (i.e., pole position, fastest lap. Lewis Hamilton has broken Michael Schumacher's career pole positions record by taking the 69th of his career. The Briton moved level with the German seven-time world champion in Belgium last week and followed that up at the Italian Grand Prix with his eighth pole of the season.
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Lewis Hamilton has become the most successful qualifier in F1 history after breaking Michael Schumacher's pole position record in a frenetic rain-hit Italian GP qualifying session.Hamilton will take the lead of the World Championship for the first time this season with victory on Sunday.His 69th career pole surpasses Michael Schumacher's career total of 68, a record which stood for 11 years. The Englishman's final lap in Q3 was a mighty 1.1 seconds faster than second-fastest Max Verstappen's.Championship leader Sebastian Vettel will start only sixth for Ferrari's home race after an unpredictable conclusion to qualifying at a rain-lashed Monza resulted in Williams teenager Lance Stroll claiming the second front-row berth.Red Bull pair Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo outpaced Stroll in Q3 but will drop to the back rows of the field after multiple engine penalties. Force India's Esteban Ocon also starred and will start from a career-best third.Ferrari, desperate to claim their first home win in seven years, struggled badly in worsening conditions in Q3 and Kimi Raikkonen and Vettel set only the seventh and eighth fastest times respectively. Interviews with the top 3 drivers after qualifying for the Italian GP, where Lewis Hamilton secured pole position, breaking Michael Schumacher's record.' To do this the record here at such a historic circuit, I'm going to have some pasta tonight to celebrate,' said a jubilant Hamilton.
'I came across the line and I didn't know if I had it but it felt a good lap.' 69, I can't believe it.' Scarcely believable was the performance of 18-year-old Lance Stroll. Williams have struggled repeatedly in wet conditions over recent years but Stroll was a feature in the top 10 throughout the elongated qualifying session.The Canadian, who claimed his maiden podium out of the blue at the Azerbaijan GP in June, set the fourth fastest time and moves ahead of the Red Bulls on the grid. He replaces Verstappen as F1's youngest front-row starter in history'It was a lot of fun,' Stroll told Sky F1.
'The car felt good and I just had fun. Williams' Lance Stroll will become the youngest ever F1 driver to start on the front row of a GP'I'd never driven an F1 car in the wet so I just tossed it around. Hopefully we can have a good race from the front row.' After a weekend which began with his relationship with team-mate Sergio Perez under the spotlight, Ocon was the only Force India driver to make Q3 and then outpaced Bottas to claim what becomes third place.But what happened to Ferrari?The home team's slide down the top 10 order in Q3 proved the shock of qualifying, particularly as Vettel had challenged Hamilton's pace through the first two stages.The Ferrari lapped over two seconds off the pace, with Vettel also edged out by Raikkonen on the final runs. The Scuderia are relatively fortune, therefore, that they gain positions at the expense of both Red Bulls.' I don't know what the problem was.
I was surprised by how quick the others went, we couldn't match them,' said Vettel.' There are a couple of things we will look into.
Something didn't work. Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:35.5542. Max Verstappen.Red Bull+1.1483, Daniel Ricciardo.Red Bull+1.2874. Lance StrollWilliams+1.4785.
Esteban OconForce India+2.1656. Valtteri BottasMercedes+2.2797. Kimi RaikkonenFerrari+2.4338. Sebastian VettelFerrari+2.5109.
Felipe MassaWilliams+2.69710. Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+3.603Knocked out in Q211.
Sergio PerezForce India1:37.58212. Nico Hulkenberg.Renault1:38.05913. Fernando Alonso.McLaren1:38.20214. Daniil KvyatToro Rosso1:38.24515. Carlos Sainz.Toro Rosso1:38.526Knocked out in Q116.
Kevin MagnussenHaas1:40.48917. Jolyon Palmer.Renault1:40.64618. Marcus EricssonSauber1:41.73219. Pascal WehrleinSauber1:41.87520. Romain GrosjeanHaas1:43.355. Grid penalties.