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Lewis Hamilton clinches pole position for inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates after qualifying in pole position Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace

Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton after qualifying in pole position Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace

Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates qualifying in pole position with teammate Valtteri Bottas who qualified second Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton competes in the qualifying session of the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah on December 4, 2021. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP)

Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen during qualifying Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace

Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates with trainer Angela Cullen after qualifying in pole position Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace

Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen is interviewed after qualifying in third position Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace

Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in the pit lane during qualifying Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace

Formula One F1- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - December 4, 2021 General view as the cars exit the pit lane during qualifying Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace

Pole position Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and second-placed Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas react after the qualifying session of the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah on December 4, 2021. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP)

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates after taking pole position in in the parc ferme after the qualifying session of the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah on December 4, 2021. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / POOL / AFP)

Lewis Hamilton clinches pole position for inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. (Abdullah Al-Faleh)

Updated 4 December 2021 23:53

Arab News

December 4, 2021 23:25

Lewis Hamilton made history on Saturday by becoming the first driver to clinch a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix pole position after he beat out teammate Valtteri Bottas and world championship title rival Max Verstappen.