Formula 1: Hamilton leads McLaren sweep of front row in Canada

Montreal, Canada (Sports Network) - Lewis Hamilton won the pole for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. The No.2 McLaren Mercedes driver circled the 2.709-mile course on an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence river in one minute, 15.707 seconds.
The pole victory was the first of Hamilton's Formula One career.
Starting on the front row with Hamilton will be his teammate Fernando Alonso who posted a second-best time of 1:16.163.
Nick Heidfeld (1:16.266) and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen (1:16.411) will make up row two. Felipe Massa was fifth quickest.
The first session, won by Raikkonen, saw Anthony Davidson, Ralf Schumacher, Heikki Kovalainen, Alex Wurz, Adrian Sutil and Christijan Albers eliminated.
Hamilton took the second 15-minute session, while Rubens Barrichello, American Scott Speed, Jenson Button and David Coulthard were among the six that failed to qualify for the final shootout.
Through five races, the story of 2007 is the resurgence of McLarenMercedes. Led by two-time F1 World Champion Alonso and super rookie Hamilton, the team has been shown great strength.
Alonso, who won his two titles with Renault, has finished on the podium four times including wins in Malaysia and Monaco. Hamilton has become the darling of the media, and deservedly so, after posting five consecutive podiums and becoming the youngest driver to lead the championship.
Ferrari on the other hand has shown flashes of brilliance and own three victories this season, two from Massa and one from Raikkonen. Massa has not finished lower than sixth, while Raikkonen has struggled a couple of times finishing eighth in Monaco (started 15th) and 19th at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Ferrari can't afford to slip up as McLaren has already shown they will make very few errors this year.
The race is set to drop the green flag at 1 p.m. (et) on Sunday.