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Hamilton takes 98th career pole in Bahrain qualifying

World Champion Lewis Hamilton bagged the 98th pole position of his Formula 1 career, and 10th of his title-winning 2020 season, during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton went fastest through both Q3 runs at the Bahrain International Circuit and clocked a new track record of 1:27.264s to finish 0.289s clear of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Red Bull locked out the second row of the grid as Max Verstappen trailed the Mercedes drivers while Alexander Albon lifted himself above the midfield after an error on his first Q3 lap. Verstappen was 0.414s behind Hamilton and while Albon was almost six-tenths further back the gap the leading two teams had over the rest was sufficient...
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