Hamilton knocks himself off the pole

INDIANAPOLIS — For good measure, Lewis Hamilton knocked his own best lap time off the pole in Formula One qualifying yesterday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.china Christmas item Import from china china shoes and socks
Already assured of the No.1 starting position for today's U.S. Grand Prix, the 22-year-old rookie completed his final lap — as the session ended — for fun and the record books. It was 0.054 seconds quicker than his previous best lap, surprising even himself."I didn't expect to be on pole," he said. "I thought (McLaren-Mercedes teammate Fernando) Alonso would be quicker."
Hamilton earned the second F-1 pole of his career. He won the first last week in Montreal en route to capturing his first race in the series, the Canadian Grand Prix.
Now Hamilton is on a roll, and based on how the sport has gone this year, Hamilton is a strong bet to make it two in a row. The driver who has started on the pole has won five of the six races this year. Hamilton, who is racing in the United States for the first time, thinks he can keep that trend alive.
"Experience is everything here (at Indy), and the more and more I get out on the track the better I get," he said.
Alonso figured to be the one to capitalize on his IMS experience. Competing on the 2.6-mile circuit for the sixth time, the F-1 champ of the past two seasons led every session of practice and qualifying but the final one. He said he didn't navigate the tight infield section of the course well on his final laps, causing him to fall short of Hamilton's time by nearly two-tenths of a second.
Hamilton's best lap in the final sequence was 1minute, 12.331 seconds; Alonso ran 1:12.500.
Hamilton's next-to-last lap was 1:12.385. yiwu trading company

The 73-lap event, the seventh of F-1's season and the eighth at IMS, will begin at 1p.m.
Felipe Massa and Alonso lead the series with two wins each this season. Hamilton leads the series with 48 points to Alonso's 40.smoke detector yiwu Translation Service foosball table yiwu trading company
The U.S. Grand Prix hasn't been kind to its pole winners, with only two of the seven earning race victories. Michael Schumacher won from the pole twice — in the inaugural race in 2000 and last year.export agent in yiwu Buying agent in yiwu soccer table yiwu hotels
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Hamilton's popularity has even reached to Tiger Woods, who told a British newspaper he will keep an eye on Hamilton's results this weekend as he tries to win another U.S. Open.
"Without a doubt, he is one of the most exciting talents to hit the sporting scene in recent years," Woods said. "It's not just his results. I've been impressed by the way he has handled himself off the race track, and I think he has the potential to be a terrific role model. ... Ill be interested to see how Lewis Hamilton goes in our Grand Prix." trading company in yiwu
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