In seconda fila si classificano Verstappen e Vettel. It would be the perfect tribute. But the day belonged to Hamilton, who looked delighted to have scored his first pole since the season-opener in Australia – and his first in Monaco since 2015. The Monaco Grand Prix (French: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor race held annually on the Circuit de Monaco on the last weekend in May. MONTE CARLO – Lewis Hamilton claimed the pole for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon at Circuit de Monaco. We will try to pull out something special for him tomorrow. Watch Lewis Hamilton earn a stylish first pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, beating Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 0.342 seconds.. Mercedes continued to dominate in Spain where Hamilton once again set pole position and went on to win the race, his fourth successive win. "We would send videos back and forth. Hamilton clinched his first pole at the Monaco Grand Prix, while his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg will start from second in Sunday’s race as he bids to win it for the third straight year. If I didn't receive the call, I would be a one-time world champion, probably with 21 wins. Hamilton… Lauda has been absent from the F1 scene since he underwent a double lung transplant last August. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. "He says that all the time. "He was a part of the process of changing my life. Rosberg second fastest to confirm Mercedes’ one-two for the race with Vettel starting third. "We wanted to do him proud and so far we have done that. pic.twitter.com/YbtQyRj1rC. "Niki would have wanted us to get in the car, and he would say 'give it a***holes'," said Hamilton. "I was in touch with Niki a lot over the past eight months," added Hamilton. Q1: After a day-off on Friday, the drivers returned to the circuit which was in much better conditions than those they saw on Thursday. The all-time king of pole positions does it again.1⃣ Lewis Hamilton is quickest in qualifying for the 85th time in his career ahead of Sunday's #MonacoGP. Back to all videos. Lewis Hamilton believes pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix was “there for the taking” had it not been for fuel pressure issues that blighted Mercedes performance in Q3. MONACO (AP) — Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton clinched his first ever pole at the Monaco Grand Prix after a strong drive Saturday while … He would be back at the team factory giving them a***holes. His team-mate Charles Leclerc is set to start 16th after a woeful Ferrari miscalculation eliminated the Monegasque from the opening phase of qualifying. Hamilton’s performance means that Mercedes have been on pole for the last 4 years in Monaco, with Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg previously qualifying their in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first pole position in nine years Saturday to lead a Ferrari lock-out of the front row for the Monaco Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton … Hamilton had to dig deep to pip Valtteri Bottas to pole at the very last in Q3, setting a new track record in Monaco in the process.. Merceds have paid tribute to Lauda all week after his death at the age of 70 and Hamilton's stunning pole lap of 1:10.166 … "There has been a cloud over us, but we have been trying to lift each other up and deliver for Niki.". Lewis Hamilton comfortably claimed pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, as his Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Nico Rosberg's qualifying challenge went awry Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, and is one of the races—along with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans—that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport.