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Japanese GP: Rosberg beats Hamilton to pole by 0.013s

Nico Rosberg beat teammate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix with a last-gasp effort at Suzuka. The German driver had been second quickest behind Hamilton before his final run, when he improved to beat the Briton by just 0.013 seconds. It was Rosberg's eighth pole of the 2016 season, matching his teammate's tally. Kimi Raikkonen was again Mercedes' closest rival in third, the Ferrari driver outqualifying teammate Sebastian Vettel for the seventh this this year. Vettel, however, has a three-place grid penalty that will drop him to seventh. Red Bull was unable to challenge Ferrari and had to settle for fifth and sixth positions Max Verstappen ahead of Daniel...
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