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Lewis Hamilton praises 'incredible' qualifying in Japan

Lewis Hamilton has praised an 'incredible' qualifying performance in Japan, claiming a 71st career pole position and a first at Suzuka. In the session, Hamilton smashed the lap record to lead a Mercedes 1-2, with Valtteri Bottas qualifying in second place. A five-place grid penalty however, demotes the Finn to seventh on the grid for Sunday's race, leaving Hamilton alongisde Sebastian Vettel on the front row.  'Incredible. It’s been a really good day and every lap was fantastic,' said Hamilton, happy to finally claim a pole position at Suzuka.  'You [Button] were rapid here, Nico was rapid here, I never really got a great balance in the past so I never...
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