The 'storm Lewis' has hit the ground in the Styrian Alps: this is one of 'that' days to remember. Because of the driver. Because of the conditions. And because of the 1.216 seconds of gap between pole position and second slot.

The Briton claimed his 89th pole of career after Race Direction decided to delay the session for 45 minutes: the standing water was declared to be too high to hazard all cars on track. Mastery of Lewis Hamilton was so displayed in such conditions.

A stonking lap by the Brit put him on pole by over a second from Verstappen and Sainz. It was a day to forget for Ferrari.

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Even the man himself recognized what was done after taking over helmet and balaclava in live broadcast interview:

I think [it was] just the importance of managing your time out there, managing your battery pack, knowing when to use the few laps that you have on the qualifying modes, creating the gap, [and] not making a mistake when it counts. It definitely takes me back to times like Silverstone 2008, because when you're really at one with the car and not fazed at all, and just being very dynamic with your driving style from corner to corner. It was the worst conditions that we could probably get these cars around in. Visibility was very, very minimal, and just making sure you got the gap and putting the laps together when it counted was really the key. It was definitely on the limit, but that's racing. I'm glad they didn't take that away from us, because today, it's so special being out there, it's so difficult.