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Verstappen beats Hamilton to stunning pole for title decider

Max Verstappen will start on pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton for the winner-takes-all Abu Dhabi GP title decider after a masterful and unexpected performance in qualifying from the Dutchman and Red Bull. Trailing Hamilton and Mercedes coming into qualifying and for much of the hour-long shootout, Verstappen was very much the outsider heading into the critical Q3 finale but he and Red Bull combined raw pace and clever teamwork to outpace Hamilton in second by a whopping 0.371s. Verstappen's fastest lap, a 1:22.109, was posted at the start of Q3 when utilising the 'tow' from team-mate Sergio Perez, as the Mexican sacrificed his own lap to give the title contender a slipstream and straight-line...
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