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Dominant Hamilton beats Rosberg to Abu Dhabi pole

Lewis Hamilton dominated the final qualifying session of the 2016 Formula 1 season as he took pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by more than three-tenths of a second from team-mate and championship rival Nico Rosberg. The first runs saw Hamilton take the advantage with a stunning lap of 1:39.013, with Rosberg 0.346 seconds back, but the reigning World Champion improved still further to a 1:38.755, and despite being faster in the first sector, the German could not get closer than a 1:39.058, 0.303 seconds down. It was the fourteenth front row lockout for the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team of the season, and the twentieth pole position of the year, twelve of which have been...
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