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Bottas edges Russell, Verstappen for pole in epic F1 qualy
Valtteri Bottas edged Mercedes stand-in George Russell and Red Bull's Max Verstappen to claim pole position for the Sakhir GP with Formula 1's fastest-ever lap - as the maiden qualifying around Bahrain's rapid 'Outer' track resulted in a thrilling and fascinatingly close shootout. It was Bottas' fifth pole of the season, and the quickest in F1 history at 53.377s, but he only claimed it by two hundredths of a second from Russell as the 22-year-old Englishman, who is replacing Lewis Hamilton this weekend, put in a remarkable performance on his Mercedes qualifying debut. Russell got so close to Bottas on his final lap, as did Max Verstappen, who was a constant threat to Mercedes in a pulsating...
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