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Russell beaten by Bottas to pole by just 0.026s as Mercedes lock out Sakhir front row
George Russell missed out by just 0.026 seconds on his Mercedes qualifying debut to leave polesitter Valtteri Bottas breathing a huge sigh of relief. The Finn ultimately clinched the 16th pole position of his Formula 1 career, but he was run close by Russell with the Briton standing in for Covid-hit Lewis Hamilton. Article continues under video Around the lightning-quick outer track of the Bahrain International Circuit, Bottas set a time of 53.377s, leaving 22-year-old Russell beaten in a qualifying session for the first time in his 37-race career. Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who held provisional pole after the first run in Q3, was undone by the fact Mercedes strapped fresh sets of soft...
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