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Bottas ‘Did the Better Job’ in Russian Grand Prix Qualifying – Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton felt Valtteri Bottas did the better job in Qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday, which is why the Finn is on pole position for the first time since the Austrian Grand Prix in July. The two Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport drivers locked out the front row at the Sochi Autodrom but Bottas’ record-breaking lap of 1:31.387 was enough to deny Hamilton top spot by 0.145 seconds. However, a big mistake on his final flying lap that saw his W09 momentarily run off track ended what Hamilton felt was a much better lap than the one he ultimately was forced to rely upon to set the grid. “This has never been the strongest circuit for me, but Q1 was really good,” said...
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