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Hamilton laments ‘pretty p*ss poor' Q3 lap

Lewis Hamilton missed out on a 98th pole position in Formula 1, calling his final Q3 lap at Imola 'pretty p*ss poor'. Hamilton was quickest in first and final practice on Saturday morning but was denied the chance to convert that into a 10th pole position of the season after being pipped to the post by team-mate Valtteri Bottas. The Finn managed to edge out Hamilton 0.097 seconds to clinch the 15th pole position of his career and Hamilton's assessment of his final Q3 lap was an honest one. 'Valtteri did a great job and it was a pretty p*ss poor lap from myself,' Hamilton laughed. 'These things happen and you can't always get it perfect. But what a beautiful place we are in here in Italy....
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