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Hamilton denied 100th F1 pole by Bottas, Verstappen third, Ricciardo shocker
Ian Parkes Saturday 1 May 2021 16:06 Valtteri Bottas denied Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton the 100th pole position of his F1 career by snatching top spot on the grid for the Portuguese Grand Prix by just 0.007secs. Bottas, just a fortnight after his frightening crash with Williams' George Russell in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, bounced back from that to claim his 17th pole. Article continues under video It also came after the Finn's car required the change of a gearbox sensor in the final half-hour in the build-up to qualifying at Portimão. It proved to be a remarkable top-10 shoot-out as Mercedes went for a second run on medium-compound tyres, believing it to be more suited to its...
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