This archive report was first published on 27 July 2019.
On Saturday, July 27, 2019, Lewis Hamilton made the most of a double disaster for Ferrari in qualifying at the German Grand Prix, securing a record-extending 87th pole position.
Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas took third place, ahead of Pierre Gasly in the second Red Bull, while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari failed to run in the Q3 top-ten shootout due to a technical problem with his car.
Leclerc will start 10th, 10 places ahead of his luckless Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who was unable to take part in qualifying due to a turbo problem and will start at the back of the grid for his home race.
Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff congratulated Hamilton on his achievement, saying, "Congratulations Lewis - you never stop amazing us." Hamilton replied, "Thanks, Toto. A great job guys - I don't know how we did that."
"Congratulations Lewis - you never stop amazing us," said Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff as the Briton drove his slow-down lap.
