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Vettel takes pole for home Grand Prix, Hamilton hits trouble

Sebastian Vettel did what his home fans expected of him and set the best lap in qualifying to secure pole position for the German Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas will join him on the front row, followed by Raikkonen who was third fastest. Lewis Hamilton encountered technical issues and is set to start from the back of the grid. Following the wet third practice session, rain stopped and the track dried quickly, making for an entirely dry racetrack at the start of qualifying, bar some wet patches at Turn 10, but nothing that could annoy any driver. With such conditions, the ultra soft tyres were again the preferred choice. Saubers' Leclerc was the first to set a timed lap, soon improved by...
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