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Brazilian GP: Bottas beats Vettel to pole, Hamilton last

Valtteri Bottas narrowly claimed pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix, as Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton crashed out in Q1. Hamilton was one of the favourites for pole after leading Friday practice and trailing Mercedes F1 teammate Bottas by just 0.003 seconds in FP3, but the Briton crashed heavily at the high-speed Ferradura right-hander on his first flying lap in qualifying. Hamilton lost the rear of the car suddenly mid-corner and slammed hard into the barriers rear first. He apologised to his team on the radio before emerging unscathed, but took no further part in the session. Hamilton's first Q1 exit since the 2016 Belgian GP cleared the way for Bottas to battle the...
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