"So far it's been a really positive weekend, on a track that is normally difficult for us. To get pole position was really nice. "Great day for us but we have to finish it off tomorrow and get 25 points - which we lost in Baku. A great promise from our side." After struggling to keep tabs with his Red Bull rival in practice Hamilton was relieved to narrow the gap between them to 0.258s. 

"We'll keep pushing, keep fighting and giving it everything. Their long-run pace is a tenth or two quicker than us, but the car's in a much different place now," said the seven-time world champion. "We're going to fight for a chance into Turn One and there could be some interesting strategy tomorrow, and I think there could be some rain tomorrow, so a chance to see a rain master," he added. Carlos Sainz for Ferrari posted the fifth quickest time in qualifying to seal a third-row spot with Pierre Gasly's Alpha Tauri joining him. Then came Sainz's teamate Charles Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris with Fernando Alonso (Alpine) and Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) completing the top 10.

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