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Verstappen back on pole ahead of Hamilton in France

Max Verstappen claimed a superb pole position to beat championship rival Lewis Hamilton to the head of the grid for Sunday's French GP. The F1 championship leader, who holds a slender four-point advantage over his British rival, topped qualifying for the first time since March's season-opener in Bahrain to cap a strong weekend so far around a Paul Ricard circuit that Mercedes had dominated at since it returned to the sport three years ago. Despite appearing off the pace through practice, Hamilton was a strong threat in the pole shootout and Verstappen required an improved final lap of 1:29.990 to see off the seven-time world champion by 0.258s. "That was a good lap. Still over two...
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