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Japanese GP: Hamilton flies to first Suzuka pole ahead of Bottas
Lewis Hamilton secured his first-ever Formula 1 pole position at Suzuka in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, beating Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by over three tenths of a second. Hamilton recorded a lap of 1m27.319s - the fastest-ever around Suzuka by a full 1.7 seconds - in his final run in Q3 to take his 71st career pole, 0.332s up on Bottas. But with Bottas set to drop five places on the grid due to a gearbox penalty, Sebastian Vettel will line up alongside title rival Hamilton on the front row of the grid. The German was 0.140s slower than Bottas, finding only 0.006s on his second run while the Mercedes driver improved by three tenths. Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo and Max...
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