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Hamilton "surprised" himself with Malaysian GP pole lap
Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton says he “surprised myself” with his Malaysian Grand Prix pole lap, as Mercedes turned the corner after a rough start at Sepang. Hamilton was only sixth in both Friday practice sessions, ending the day some 1.4s off the pace set by his title rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari. But while Hamilton's pole bid on Saturday was helped by an engine issue ruling Vettel out of contention, he still had to prevail in a closely-fought duel with Vettel's teammate Kimi Raikkonen – beating the Finn by just 0.045s. "We had such a difficult day yesterday, difficult to know where we stood," Hamilton recalled. "I didn't sleep very well,...
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