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Hamilton leaves it late for pole

Lewis Hamilton banished his Baku qualifying demons of 12 months ago to claim a resounding pole for the Azerbaijan GP, as title leader Sebastian Vettel could only manage fourth. Moving one clear of his childhood idol Ayrton Senna into sole possession of second place on F1's pole table, and just two behind Michael Schumacher's all-time record, Hamilton overcame inconsistent practice form and then a Q3 mistake and red flag to deny team-mate Valtteri Bottas top spot by four tenths of a second. "Greta driving from Hamilton," said Sky F1's Martin Brundle of Hamilton's 66th career pole and fifth of the season. "Neat and tidy, but he was just carrying good speed." Two weeks...
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