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Rosberg takes pole in Baku, as Hamilton finds the wall

Nico Rosberg took pole position at the first ever qualifying session at the Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan, in what was an error strewn session for many drivers, including Lewis Hamilton who ended qualifying in the wall at Turn 11. The Brit had an uneasy time throughout, having three times found himself down the escape road at Turn 15 after out braking himself coming into the corner, before crashing out of the session with just minutes to go. The Brit clipped the wall enough to break the front right of the W07, which left him stranded out on track as Mercedes AMG PETRONAS team-mate Rosberg crossed the line to take provisional pole. The session was then red flagged with two minutes...
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