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Bottas prevails to claim Eifel GP pole position

Valtteri Bottas moved clear in a tight three-way battle to claim pole position for Formula 1’s Eifel Grand Prix at a chilly Nürburgring on Saturday. After just one hour of track running at the venue, following Friday’s aborted sessions, the Mercedes drivers were challenged by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen throughout qualifying. Verstappen held provisional pole position after the first runs with less than a tenth of a second covering the top three drivers. The trio all improved on their final push laps but Bottas found the most time as he leapt clear with an effort of 1:25.269s. He finished 0.256s in front of title leader Hamilton while Verstappen finished a mere 0.037s behind the Briton...
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