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Hamilton 'ecstatic' with pole

Lewis Hamilton exclaimed that he is surprised to have snatched pole from Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard has been quickest around the Indianapolis circuit all weekend only for the 22-year-old to be faster when it really counted in the final session of qualifying.

Hamilton said: "I'm quite surprised to be honest. Going into qualifying we had not found the optimal set-up and I knew Fernando would be quick here, but it's great to see the team are so quick and ahead of Ferrari. Going into it I had to pull it all out, and my two last laps in Q3 were spot on, and I just beat my last lap at the end. I couldn't be happier, I didn't expect pole as I thought Fernando would be quicker."

Hamilton said that he is overjoyed to win pole for the American Grand Prix tomorrow and that it feels even better than when he scored his maiden pole last week in Canada.

He added: "I am ecstatic, didn't expect to get pole. I am happy for the team. Getting my second pole is even better than last week, but when I came across the line and they said I had P1 I was screaming in the helmet for the whole lap, I was ecstatic. The crowd were fantastic, and across from the garage there is a flag with 'Lewis' on it, there is lots of support so I am happy."

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