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Hamilton: The car feels fantastically fast here

Lewis Hamilton made pole the goal after dominating the first day of free practice of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, and most ominously for his rivals he described his Mercedes 'fantastically fast' around the Red Bull Ring. The triple Formula One world champion has been on pole position at the Red Bull Ring for the past two years and is favourite for the hat-trick to move closer to Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 68. Hamilton is currently on 66, meaning another in Spielberg on Saturday would set him up to equal the record at Silverstone, his home British Grand Prix, next week. 'The goal is pole,' he told reporters after twice lowering his own circuit lap record during the day's...
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