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Hamilton takes pole as Vettel falters

Lewis Hamilton has secured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix in a tricky qualifying session that was made complicated by rain. Valtteri Bottas was second fastest, ahead of Max Verstappen. Championship contenders Ferrari and Vettel made mistakes at crucial moments, leaving him 9th on the grid. Qualifying kicked off on a slightly damp track. There were no obvious wet patches, but the circuit remained slippery after earlier showers. That became all the more clear about halfway through Q1 when Vettel spun in the hairpin while at the same time, Marcus Ericsson simple went wide at spoon, and subsequently veered off the track, through the gravel and into the barriers, breaking the front...
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