Local sports schedule
TODAY COLLEGIATE MEN’S SOCCER Montgomery at SUNY Ulster, 3 p.m. MONDAY MHAL GOLF Wallkill at Roosevelt, 10 a.m. Coleman Catholic at Webutuck, 1 p.m. Saugerties at New Paltz, 3 p.m. Rondout at Marlboro, 3 p.m. Onteora at Spackenkill, 4:15 p.m. NON-LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER New Paltz at Washingtonville, 10 a.m. Marlboro at Valley Central, 3 p.m. NON-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL Washingtonville at New Paltz, 11:30 a.m. TUESDAY MHAL GOLF Saugerties at Wallkill, 11 a.m. MHAL BOYS SOCCER Saugerties at Wallkill, 4:15 p.m. Highland at Rondout, 4:15 p.m. Ellenville at Millbrook, 4:15 p.m. Rhinebeck at Onteora, 4:15 p.m. MHAL VOLLEYBALL Saugerties at Wallkill, 12:30 p.m. Marlboro at Red Hook, 5:45 p.m. Highland at Rondout, 5:45 p.m. Rhinebeck at Onteora, 5:45 p.m. OCIAA GIRLS TENNIS Warwick at Kingston, 10 a.m. NON-LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER Washingtonville at New Paltz, 10 a.m. NON-LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER Newburgh at Roosevelt, 11 a.m. Rondout at Warwick, 11 a.m. NON-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL Ketcham at Roosevelt, 10 a.m. Poughkeepsie at New Paltz, 12:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY MHAL GOLF Marlboro at New Paltz, 1:30 p.m. Red Hook at Highland, 3 p.m. MHAL FIELD HOCKEY Ellenville at Pine Plains, 4:15 p.m. Spackenkill at Webutuck, 4:15 p.m. Onteora at Rhinebeck, 4:15 p.m. Red Hook at Taconic Hills, 4:15 p.m.
Lewis Hamilton again showed he’s the best driver in the rain by taking pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
The Mercedes driver saved his best for the last lap to easily beat Sebastian Vettel’s leading time for Ferrari by 0.7 seconds and secure a Formula One record-extending 78th pole.
“The rain is always a friend of mine,” Hamilton said. “I think that was one of the hardest sessions I can remember. We only had a few laps to find the grip (in the rain), to find where the track was dry and wet.”
On his penultimate lap, Hamilton swerved off track momentarily. But as usual in the wet, he regained his composure when it counted.
“I went off in Turn 1 and then into Turn 12,” the British driver said. “I only had one lap left or I would have been further down the order.”
Hamilton has won the last two races — both affected by rain — to take the championship lead and move 24 points in front of Vettel.
Vettel was second in another disappointment for Ferrari, which topped all three practice sessions. But like in previous races, the rain seemed to affect Vettel’s confidence and boost Hamilton’s.
“Obviously (the rain) didn’t help. It was a bit strange, not easy to get your eye in,” Vettel said. “Maybe I wasn’t as calm as I could be. There is confusion when all of a sudden it starts to rain. (Teammate) Kimi (Raikkonen) was rushing to get back out. I had a bit of traffic.”
The rain only came down for the third and final part of qualifying, known as Q3, and shook up the field considerably.
Two days after the team came out of administration, the re-named Racing Point Force India took third and fourth with Frenchman Esteban Ocon ahead of Sergio Perez.
“It’s always closer between the cars when it rains like that,” said Ocon, who matched his career best.