99 AND GOT 'EM LICKED!
Daily Star Sunday|April 18, 2021
Ice man Lew takes pole at Imola
CLAIRE COTTINGHAM
99 AND GOT 'EM LICKED!

LEWIS HAMILTON claimed the 99th pole position of his Formula One career in a fascinating qualifying session for today’s Emilia Romagna GP.

Sergio Perez beat his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen to line up behind Hamilton at Imola.

Dutchman Verstappen will start in third place using the same medium tryes as Hamilton while Perez is set to opt for soft compounds.

Mercedes were expecting to struggle again coming into the weekend after being on the back foot during the opening weekend of the season in Bahrain – despite Hamilton claiming victory.

This story is from the April 18, 2021 edition of Daily Star Sunday.

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