Hamilton takes his first pole position with Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position with Ferrari in the qualifying laps for the Mexican Grand Prix, pipping Mercedes driver George Russell at the last moment. With this result, the 41-year-old Hamilton became the oldest pole sitter in F1 history in 44 years. He also raised his career pole total to 105 and took pole for the first time in more than three years.

Hamilton said that taking pole with Ferrari had been a dream for him. He recalled sitting in a chair as a child and watching Michael Schumacher take pole, wondering whether he could one day do the same. He said his family had also shared this dream with him for years.

Hamilton and Schumacher both have seven world championships, a record in F1 history. Hamilton's titles came one with McLaren and six with Mercedes. Most of Schumacher's success came during his Ferrari years, when he won five consecutive championships between 2000 and 2004.

Hamilton said his pole tally now feels like achieving something for the first time. He said that when he reached 40 he thought he had no firsts left, but this year he has experienced new ones and feels he is in a very good place.