Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to score 100 pole positions ahead of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton out-paced title rival Max Verstappen by just 0.036s at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya to reach the landmark. Hamilton is completely unmatched in this category. The next nearest number of career pole positions was 68, set by Michael Schumacher, who surpassed Ayrton Senna's 65 in 2006. Hamilton has scored a pole position in each of his 15 Formula One seasons, which is also the case for race victories. After the session, Hamilton let out an ecstatic cry of "Yes" over his radio, and later said the emotions he felt with the 100th pole felt like his first,...
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