<p>Lewis Hamilton delivered a flawless lap to claim his sixth consecutive pole position on Saturday when he dominated qualifying for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-year-old Briton clocked a stunning final lap in the closing seconds of a tense and thrilling qualifying session in one minute and 47.197 seconds to outpace Mercedes team-mate German Nico Rosberg by nearly half a second.<br /><br />It was the 48th pole of Hamilton's career, his 10th this year in 11 sessions and his third at the majestic Spa-Francorchamps where he has suffered ill-fortune in the past, notably when he was penalised and relegated to third after winning the 2008 race on the track.<br />He is the first driver to record six successive poles since seven time champion German Michael Schumacher with Ferrari in 2000-01, when he reeled off seven in succession.<br /><br />"I am really happy today with the performance of the car and team," said Hamilton, who last won at Spa in a McLaren in 2010.<br /><br />"They have been doing a fantastic job and the car has been feeling great and it is a circuit where, if you get the right balance, it is one of the most fun to drive.” Rosberg, recovered from the shocking high speed tyre failure that sent him into a terrifying full spin during Friday's second free practice session, fought hard to end Hamilton's supremacy, but without avail.<br /><br />Hamilton said: "The team have done a lot of analysis. All this weekend, we have been working on the start so we are as prepared as we can be.<br /><br />Italian tyre suppliers Pirelli completed an overnight investigation into the cause of his accident and concluded that there was nothing wrong with the integrity of their tyres.<br />They said the failure was caused by a puncture created by unidentified external debris.<br />Perez stars for Force India<br /><br />Meanwhile, Sergio Perez secured a season-best fifth position for Force India while his teammate Nico Hulkenberg finished 11th.<br /><br />Valtteri Bottas of Williams was a distant third, with Romain Grosjean taking a superb fourth for Lotus. <br /><br />The Frenchman, however, will drop five grid places, courtesy a gearbox change penalty.<br />Perez secured a season-best fifth for Force India, ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, Felipe Massa in the second Williams, and Pastor Maldonado in the second Lotus.<br /><br />Ferrai’s Sebastian Vettel was ninth in with Toro Roso’s Carlos Sainz rounding out a tightly-packed top 10.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Lewis Hamilton delivered a flawless lap to claim his sixth consecutive pole position on Saturday when he dominated qualifying for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-year-old Briton clocked a stunning final lap in the closing seconds of a tense and thrilling qualifying session in one minute and 47.197 seconds to outpace Mercedes team-mate German Nico Rosberg by nearly half a second.<br /><br />It was the 48th pole of Hamilton's career, his 10th this year in 11 sessions and his third at the majestic Spa-Francorchamps where he has suffered ill-fortune in the past, notably when he was penalised and relegated to third after winning the 2008 race on the track.<br />He is the first driver to record six successive poles since seven time champion German Michael Schumacher with Ferrari in 2000-01, when he reeled off seven in succession.<br /><br />"I am really happy today with the performance of the car and team," said Hamilton, who last won at Spa in a McLaren in 2010.<br /><br />"They have been doing a fantastic job and the car has been feeling great and it is a circuit where, if you get the right balance, it is one of the most fun to drive.” Rosberg, recovered from the shocking high speed tyre failure that sent him into a terrifying full spin during Friday's second free practice session, fought hard to end Hamilton's supremacy, but without avail.<br /><br />Hamilton said: "The team have done a lot of analysis. All this weekend, we have been working on the start so we are as prepared as we can be.<br /><br />Italian tyre suppliers Pirelli completed an overnight investigation into the cause of his accident and concluded that there was nothing wrong with the integrity of their tyres.<br />They said the failure was caused by a puncture created by unidentified external debris.<br />Perez stars for Force India<br /><br />Meanwhile, Sergio Perez secured a season-best fifth position for Force India while his teammate Nico Hulkenberg finished 11th.<br /><br />Valtteri Bottas of Williams was a distant third, with Romain Grosjean taking a superb fourth for Lotus. <br /><br />The Frenchman, however, will drop five grid places, courtesy a gearbox change penalty.<br />Perez secured a season-best fifth for Force India, ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, Felipe Massa in the second Williams, and Pastor Maldonado in the second Lotus.<br /><br />Ferrai’s Sebastian Vettel was ninth in with Toro Roso’s Carlos Sainz rounding out a tightly-packed top 10.<br /><br /></p>