Alonso and Button hail Hamilton after record 100th pole

Lewis Hamilton celebrated a record 100th Formula One pole position in Spain on Saturday and former team mate Fernando Alonso expects more to come.

The Spaniard, who partnered Hamilton at McLaren in the Briton's sensational 2007 debut season that ended with the pair level on points, heaped praise on Mercedes' seven-times world champion. "It's not going to be the last, that number will only go up," said Alonso, a double champion who is making a comeback with Renault-owned Alpine at the age of 39 and after two years racing elsewhere.