Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix after a record-breaking lap around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The three-time Formula 1 champion equalled Ayrton Senna’s tally of 65 poles, second in the all-time list, with a 1:11.459, the quickest lap in the track’s history. After the first runs in Q3, it was close between Hamilton and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. But, Hamilton found three tenths on his final attempt while Vettel only found a small improvement. Hamilton snatched pole, with Vettel in second and Valtteri Bottas third. Kimi Raikkonen was a slightly distant fourth, compared to his team-mate. Max Verstappen and Daniel...
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