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Hamilton on pole in Russia

Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg to pole position at the inaugural Russian GP. The championship leader was 0.2 seconds clear of the German as Williams's Valtteri Bottas lost a chance of a front-row spot with a mistake. The Finn was fastest after the first two sectors but ran wide at the last corner. He took third ahead of Jenson Button's McLaren and the Toro Rosso of the impressive Daniil Kvyat. The Russian put in the best qualifying performance of his rookie season on the weekend President Vladimir Putin is due to attend on Sunday - a race he was instrumental in creating. It was Toro Rosso's best grid position since their former driver Daniel Ricciardo...
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