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Verstappen shocks Mercedes for pole at F1's finale
Red Bull's Max Verstappen finally seized his first pole position of the 2020 season at the final attempt to beat Valtteri Bottas and the returning Lewis Hamilton in a rare qualifying shock for Mercedes at the Abu Dhabi GP. In an unexpectedly close duel between Mercedes and Red Bull, Hamilton and then Bottas each took provisional pole in turn on their final laps - but Verstappen beat them both with an exceptional final effort. The Dutchman, who had only previously claimed two F1 poles in 118 races, uncorked a last lap of 1:35.246 to pip Bottas by 0.025s and third-placed Hamilton by less than a tenth too. "I think that will be a bit of a shock to Mercedes," said Sky F1's Martin...
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