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Lewis Hamilton claims 1st pole with Ferrari, becomes oldest polesitter in 44 years

short by Neeraja Nath / on Sunday, 1 November, 2026
Lewis Hamilton finished 0.009s ahead of George Russell to claim pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix, ending a three-year pole drought. This is the 105th pole of his F1 career and his first pole with Ferrari. The 41-year-old became the oldest driver to claim an F1 pole position since Mario Andretti did so for Ferrari in 1982, aged 42.
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