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Hamilton claims Sepang pole, Vettel at back
ewis Hamilton pipped Kimi Räikkönen to pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix, taking full advantage of title rival Sebastian Vettel's engine issues, which left him without a lap time and at the back of the grid.Mercedes struggled relative to Ferrari and Red Bull through practice at Sepang, but turned the situation around in qualifying, at least on Hamilton's side.Hamilton, having reverted to a previous aero spec, as Bottas continued with the new version, found the speed required in the decisive Q3 phase to grab pole.Hamilton's first lap (1:30.076) proved marginally quick enough; as he failed to improve on his second run, the sole Ferrari of Räikkönen got within half a tenth.Max...
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