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Rosberg takes Abu Dhabi pole as Mercedes sets record

Nico Rosberg extended his streak of pole positions to six when he edged Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in Saturday's qualifying session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Rosberg's final lap was 0.377 of a second faster than Hamilton at Yas Marina circuit, and he became the eighth man in Formula One history to record six straight poles. The all-time record is eight, set by Ayrton Senna over the 1988 and 1989 seasons. It was the 15th time this season that Mercedes had locked out the front row of the grid, establishing a new F1 record. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen qualified third but his teammate Sebastian Vettel was down in 16th after the team miscalculated its tyre allocation. Force...
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