- Championship leader quickest but has 10-place grid penalty
- Mercedes teammate on pole ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton was unquestionably the fastest man on track in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix but his commanding performance will not be recognised by the history books as pole position – a facet of Formula One’s regulations that, it seems, does not sit well with its leading drivers.
Hamilton’s 10-place grid penalty for taking a new engine means he will start from 11th, while his Mercedes teammate, Valtteri Bottas, inherits pole from second place, with Hamilton’s title rival, Max Verstappen, in practice completing the front row for Red Bull from third place.
