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Lewis Hamilton proud of 'milestone' 80th F1 pole position

Lewis Hamilton hailed his Mercedes team for its “calm, cool and collected” approach to Japanese Grand Prix qualifying as he took the 80th pole of his Formula 1 career. Hamilton led the way through all three practice sessions and cruised through to Q3, setting the quickest time on his first push lap before the intermittent rain that had fallen returned in heavier fashion. It marked the 80th pole position of his career – the first driver to achieve the feat. It was in stark contrast to the fortunes of title rival Sebastian Vettel, who was left down in ninth place after a series of driver and team errors during the session. “It’s been an incredible year,”...
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