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Author Topic: Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions  (Read 2555 times)

Offline Jericoke

Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions
« on: September 02, 2017, 06:12:02 PM »
Winning a race in F1 is difficult, but I would suggest that winning a pole position is harder.  A win is a lot of good laps with a mix of luck.  A pole position is one perfect lap at the exact right time.  There is some luck involved, but not when you've got 69 of them.  Schumacher's records seemed unassailable even as he was setting them, and Hamilton is making them look like a checklist to greatness.

As a question though:  if Vertsappen or Ricciardo had outqualified him, but he still started first due to penalties, would that count as his 69th pole?  If so, that would be a hard record to celebrate, so I'm glad he won it straight up.



Offline Ian

Re: Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2017, 06:51:53 PM »
Like Hammy or not, you gotta take your hat off to him ain't ya.
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Offline Dare

Re: Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2017, 12:05:47 AM »
When you have one of the 4 or maybe 6 cars that can grab pole
it's not as special..Look at Indycar...there are many chances for different pole sitters
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Offline Jericoke

Re: Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2017, 01:11:44 AM »
When you have one of the 4 or maybe 6 cars that can grab pole
it's not as special..Look at Indycar...there are many chances for different pole sitters

What you're saying is that he's got at a 1/4 chance of winning pole, so out of 201 entries, 50 poles would be expected.

Well, he's beaten your expectations by almost 40%.

I'm not declaring Hamilton the all time greatest, but he's certainly checked off a credential. 

Offline Robem64

Re: Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2017, 07:57:25 AM »
Like Hammy or not, you gotta take your hat off to him ain't ya.

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Offline cosworth151

Re: Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2017, 12:28:16 PM »
Back when Schumi set the record, I certainly thought it would last much longer. Lewis has many good years ahead of him, if he doesn't pull a Nico & retire early. I think he can run his tally much higher.
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Offline Irisado

Re: Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2017, 01:18:09 PM »
It's an impressive record for Hamilton, especially given that it's not easy to end up driving cars which are consistently at the front of the grid.  He has managed to drive for the right team at the right time more often than anyone else in recent years, so he has earned it.
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Offline Scott

Re: Lewis Hamilton: New Record for F1 Pole Positions
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2017, 07:13:27 PM »
especially given that it's not easy to end up driving cars which are consistently at the front of the grid.  He has managed to drive for the right team at the right time more often than anyone else in recent years

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