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Malaysian GP: Hamilton denies Raikkonen pole, disaster for Vettel
Lewis Hamilton narrowly beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to pole position for Formula 1's final Malaysian Grand Prix, as title rival Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari suffered engine problems and qualified last. Mercedes struggled to get its upgraded F1 car working properly throughout the free practice sessions at the Sepang circuit, but turned things around just in time for Hamilton to get the job done in qualifying. Hamilton's first flying lap in Q3 proved just enough in the end, as Raikkonen – who was fastest of all in Q2 – fell short by just 0.045 seconds after locking up at the final corner. The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was not so comfortable as Hamilton in qualifying, struggling...
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