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Hamilton felt ‘release' in Bahrain pole pursuit

With his seventh World Championship in the bag, Lewis Hamilton felt a sense of 'release' as he took pole for the Bahrain GP. The Mercedes driver had looked the man to beat on Friday, but when Max Verstappen claimed P1 for himself in the final practice session, it seemed Hamilton had a challenge on his hands to secure pole. But the Briton stepped it up a notch in qualifying, setting a new track record with a 1:27.264 to claim a 98th pole of his career. And Hamilton spoke of feeling a 'release' heading into qualifying as he was free to have fun with the title secured. “I really didn’t celebrate to be honest, I was training and trying to make sure I was ready for this, keeping my mind and...
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