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Hamilton proud to match Clark poles

Lewis Hamilton said he was 'proud' to equal Jim Clark's record for most pole positions by a British driver. The Mercedes driver beat Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel at the Malaysian GP to take the 33rd pole of his career. Hamilton said: 'Very, very proud to be representing the UK and to be among the names like Nigel Mansell, James Hunt and Jim Clark. It's a real honour. Classy Clark Jim Clark's tally of 25 victories was a record at the time. It has since been surpassed by several other drivers, but none in so few races. Clark's came in just 72 starts, a win ratio surpassed only by Alberto Ascari and Juan Manuel Fangio. Read more about Jim Clark 'When they mentioned it, I couldn't believe it....
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