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Button: Hamilton is the greatest qualifier of all time

Jenson Button says his former team-mate Lewis Hamilton is the greatest Formula One driver in qualifying the sport has seen.

Hamilton has 71 pole positions in his career, and is on course to secure his fourth World Championship crown.

Button says the Mercedes driver still has "that feel for the car over one lap", and believes no-one is as quick over a single circuit.

Having recently broken the all-time record for pole positions, Lewis Hamilton is the most successful qualifier in Formula One history.

Jennie Gow takes a detailed look at the role of the driver, the team and the car in delivering that all important P1.

This clip is originally from P1: Lewis, Mercedes and the Art of Qualifying, 12 October 21:00.

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