Defending champion Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Saturday.
The 30-year-old posted a best lap in one minute and 14.393 seconds.
"So I was going into qualifying a bit blind really - where the set-up would be - and... But yeah, I won my first grand prix here in 2007 and that was incredibly special, so to be back here and to finally get another pole here and it be the 44th, I mean that's very, very special for me."
It was the 44th pole of Hamilton's career and his sixth in seven races this season.
Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg was second in qualifying and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was third.
