- 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 that does not sit well with its leading drivers.
With a 10-place grid penalty Hamilton will start from 11th, while his Mercedes teammate, Valtteri Bottas, inherits pole from second place, with Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen completing the front row from third place for Red Bull.