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Bottas regrets not following Hamilton's final two-lap push

Lewis Hamilton managed to secure his 97th career F1 pole position on Saturday, with a final effort of 1:16.652s putting him a fraction over a tenth of a second ahead of his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas. Up to then Bottas had appeared to have the upper hand in qualifying, but Hamilton's decision to go for an extra final flying lap at the end of Q3 proved to be decisive. "I can't tell you how hard that was today," Hamilton admitted after finishing on top in qualifying for the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix. "Valtteri's been so quick this weekend, he's topped every session. I've just been digging and digging and digging and trying to find that extra time. Read more: Hamilton...
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