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Qualy: Bottas takes pole with Austrian lap record

Valtteri Bottas claimed Mercedes fourth successive Austrian Grand Prix pole, heading the Brackley squad's front row lock out. Although it was Lewis Hamilton who was the quickest of the Mercedes pairing in the build-up to Q3, it was Bottas who held the early advantage when it most mattered. The Finn put his W09 on provisional pole with a record-breaking 1:03.264. That was 0.533s up on Hamilton's best. Kimi Raikkonen broke up the Mercedes 1-2 as he went second fastest, 0.465s down on Bottas' provisional pole. Heading out for a second run on fresh ultrasoft tyres, Bottas upped his pace to a 1:03.130 to beat Hamilton to pole position by 0.019s. Sebastian Vettel edged Raikkonen for third place...
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