Championship leader Nico Rosberg claimed pole position for the British Grand Prix on Saturday, capitalising on a critical error of judgment by his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of a shock-filled and rain-hit qualifying session. The German secured pole by persevering on his final lap in drying conditions as Hamilton -- who had the fastest time up to that point -- aborted his lap and pulled into the pits, believing that the his time could not be bettered. The other drivers who stayed out on track made up large chunks of time in the closing sector of the lap, where the track had dried considerably, and Hamilton was shuffled down to a disappointing sixth place on the grid...
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