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Lewis Hamilton takes pole on a drying track in Austria

Lewis Hamilton took pole position in what was a frantic qualifying session for the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix, after rain began to fall at the end of Q2, before a drying track emerged for the conclusion of Q3. The Brit took the honours, with a stunning final lap in Q3 of 1:07.922, as perfect timing allowed him to be one of the last men over the line at the end of the session, on a drying circuit. Mercedes AMG PETRONAS team-mate Nico Rosberg was second, five tenths down on the Brit's scorching pole lap, but the German will also take a five place grid penalty for the race, after changing his gearbox following his FP3 shunt. It was drama from the off in qualifying when Daniil Kvyat had a...
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