Zoom Hamilton on the pole position for the German GP

Lewis Hamilton achieved his third pole position of this season by using Bridgestone’s medium compound Potenza to go fastest in qualifying at Hockenheim for the German Grand Prix.

The McLaren star was quickest by almost two-tenths of a second with a lap time of 1:15.666s. This time was set in a dry qualifying session, although there was a very brief shower immediately before it began. Second fastest today was Felipe Massa, whilst Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli set the third and fourth fastest times. Today’s fastest lap time, a 1:14.603s, was set by Hamilton using the medium compound in Q2.

Hirohide Hamashima, Tyre Development Director
“We have an interesting line-up in the top ten from today’s qualifying and tomorrow’s race should be fascinating in terms of tyre strategy from the data we have seen from the last two days and from last week’s test. Track conditions this afternoon were better than yesterday and this morning. The medium compound appears to be quicker by around two to three tenths of a second, even when the cars are running with heavy fuel loads."

"The difficulty in Hockenheim for the race is likely to be the weather as it has varied considerably since we have been here. In terms of tyre strategy, we should see some variation tomorrow depending on how long competitors can maintain the speed advantage of the medium tyre.”

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