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Qualy: Raikkonen beats title duo to Italian pole

Kimi Raikkonen delighted the tifosi as he clocked the fastest ever lap in Formula 1 to take pole position for the Italian GP, beating title rivals Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. It was a tense start to qualifying at Monza as dark clouds threatened overhead. A few drops fell in the build-up to the afternoon session with the FIA forecasting an 80 percent chance of rain. This led to a busy start to Q1 with even the Ferraris heading out in the first few minutes. Sebastian Vettel finished the opening segment fastest with his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen second. The Finn, though, ended the session asking Ferrari to check the floor of his SF71H after hitting the kerbs at Turn 8. Out went Sergio...
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