Hamilton blitzes to pole, Vettel seventh

Lewis Hamilton claimed an impressive pole position over Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes blitzed French GP qualifying, while resurgent McLaren starred and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was only seventh. Having topped every session this weekend at sun-kissed Paul Ricard, the Q3 shootout was a private duel between Hamilton and Bottas and it was the world champion who won out by 0.286s with successive lap records in the final phase. Charles Leclerc was third, a long way adrift of Mercedes, but his Ferrari team-mate will start from the fourth row after gear shift problems left him with only one lap in Q3. McLaren nearly claimed the scalp of Red Bull as Lando Norris finished within 0.009s of Max Verstappen as the Woking team locked out the third row - ahead of engine suppliers Renault at the French manufacturer's home race. Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Related: Where do Vettel's antics rank among F1's most controversial moments?

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