Stavelot: Lewis Hamilton continued his dominance of the Formula One season by putting his Mercedes on pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Hamilton, who holds a 37-point championship lead over Red Bull's Max Verstappen, beat team-mate Valtteri Bottas to the top spot with a new track record at Spa-Francorchamps.
The world champion saw off Bottas' challenge around the iconic 4.3-mile venue in the Ardennes by a mighty half-a-second.
Verstappen lines up in third ahead of Renault's Daniel Ricciardo.
"That one was for Chadwick" said Hamilton, in reference to the Hollywood star who died on Saturday. "Rest in peace, mate."
After Sebastian Vettel finished rooted to the foot of the timings in final practice, Ferrari had been staring at one of the most humiliating afternoons in the Italian team's long history.
However, very much against the odds, both scarlet cars survived the embarrassment of being knocked out in Q1.
