Formula 1 classification: Hamilton signs his 100th pole with Carlos Sainz sixth and Fernando Alonso tenth

Pole number 100 for Lewis Hamilton. New record for the seven-time world champion, who adds the eighth consecutive pole in Montmeló for Mercedes. Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas complete the first three positions of the grid after a qualifying in which the equality was tremendous on the asphalt of the Spanish Grand Prix. As for the Spanish drivers, Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso signed a good performance and They will start from the sixth and tenth position respectively. The Alpine driver confirms his improvement and was able to pass the cut in Q2 for the second time this season. Optimism with Carlos Sainz, who continues to adapt to the Ferrari. ONE. HUNDRED. POLES !!! 🤯🤯🤯 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/z0H330Nglf – Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@ MercedesAMGF1) May 8, 2021 The Montmeló Circuit hosted the fourth classification of the season after a good start to the weekend in Barcelona for the Spanish pilots. The Spanish Grand Prix measured the improvement of Fernando Alonso’s Alpine, who was eighth in Portimao after a great comeback. However, the goal for the Spaniard was to improve his performance in the time trials and this Saturday was his first opportunity to do so, and there was also optimism regarding Carlos Sainz, fourth in the last free practice sessions before qualifying. The Madrid rider needed a good result to build confidence after a poor result in the Portuguese Grand Prix. In this way, the two Spanish riders hoped to sign a good time to face Sunday’s race with the highest aspirations. As for the fight for pole, equality promised to be maximum in the first positions.The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas started as favorites, seeking to sign the eighth consecutive pole in Montmeló for Toto Wolff’s team. However, Max Verstappen threatened to destroy that statistic in a Grand Prix that brings back fond memories: in Barcelona, Mad Max signed his first victory in Formula 1. Five years later, the Red Bull driver wants to win again and get to the front of the World Championship.Tsunoda, the only surprise in Q1 Well known is the great difficulty for debutants in their start in Formula 1. Yuki Tsunoda is the victim of this. The small Japanese is not having a great start to the season and stayed in Q1 at the Montmeló Circuit, while his teammate Pierre Gasly finished the first twelve minutes in fifth position. As if it was not enough, Tsunoda made some ugly statements on the radio after learning of his elimination. Q1 ❌ ELIMINATED DRIVERS 16: Tsunoda 📸17: Raikkonen18: Schumacher19: Latifi20: Mazepin # SpanishGP 🇪🇸 # F1 pic.twitter.com/vcShCpjm49 – Formula 1 (@ F1) May 8, 2021The two Haas –Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher– , Nichola Lafiti’s Williams, Kimi Raikkonen and Tsunoda himself were the five drivers eliminated in the first qualifying session. Nth great performance from George Russell, who managed to sneak a Williams in Q2. The young English driver has a lot of merit and he continues to fight to be in Mercedes next season. Sainz flies and Alonso sneaks into Q3 Without too many complications, Fernando Alonso had managed to sneak into Q2. The goal was to make the cut in the second session and repeat the feat of the season’s first qualifying in Bahrain.For its part, the second round of the clock began with the blow on the table by Max Verstappen, who impressed with a time that could be pole: he took almost half a second from Bottas, the fastest up to that moment. In fact, the Red Bull driver was the only one to miss the last lap of Q2, aware that this last time was going to be more than enough. Equality was tremendous on the asphalt and it seemed that anything could happen in Barcelona. And so it was: Carlos Sainz flew and was placed before Q3 in fourth position. For his part, Fernando Alonso managed to pass the cut and got into Q3 for the second time this season. The eliminated drivers were Lance Stroll, Pierre Gasly, Sebastian Vettel, Antonio Giovinazzi and George Russell. Q2 ❌ ELIMINATED DRIVERS ❌ StrollGasly 📸 VettelGiovinazziRussell #SpanishGP 🇪🇸 # F1 pic.twitter.com/tHNmDxl1FA – Formula 1 (@ F1) May 8, 2021Sainz finishes sixth and Alonso tenth Maximum tension before the last twelve minutes of the Grand Prix qualifying from Spain. Perhaps because Barcelona is one of the circuits in which timing is more important. Being poleman at Montmeló gives you a lot of chances to win the race, something that both Mercedes and Red Bull knew. The fight for pole was going to be spectacular in a Q3 in which Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz were going to try to scratch as much as possible, one tenth apart from the top three after the first lap of the ten drivers in Q3. An equality that we have not seen in Formula 1 for a long time. It looked like it was going to be an exciting last lap, but hardly anyone beat the times: Lewis Hamilton took pole, with Max Verstappen in second and Valtteri Bottas in third.For his part, Fernando Alonso was the slowest in Q3 and will start from tenth position in Montmeló. Carlos Sainz