Lewis Hamilton broke the Spa Francorchamps track record during qualifying for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, but that was the most exciting thing about the hour long session on Saturday afternoon, because in setting pole position, the British driver equalled the pole position record of 68 set by seven time world champion, Michael Schumacher.
Lewis clearly remembers watching Schumacher race at this very circuit and is now honoured to be right up there with one of the sport's biggest legends.
“I'm really happy and grateful. The past few weeks have been great and I've carried the positive energy from my holiday into this weekend. Until I crossed the line and got the pole I hadn't really realised that I had matched Michael's record,” he said. “It's crazy to think that in 1996, when I was eleven years old, I came here to watch Michael - and now I've equalled his record. I'm honoured to be up there with him now and starting the second half of the season this strong is an amazing feeling.”
The entire weekend has been strong for the Mercedes driver, however with Sebastian Vettel starting alongside him on the front row, Lewis knows it's going to be a tight race on Sunday….
“I have not really had any bad laps this weekend. But it's going to be tight,” he said. “Ferrari's race pace looked good, so I think it will be a lot closer. The rundown to Turn 1 is short, but pole is still the best position to start from. I will try to make it work.”
