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Vettel edges out Raikkonen for pole position

Sebastian Vettel clinched his fourth career pole in China after pipping Kimi Raikkonen by 0.084 seconds at the Shanghai International Circuit. Raikkonen was on provisional pole once again heading into the final flying laps of Q3, but Vettel went quickest of all in the third and final sector to bag the 52nd pole of his career. Mercedes were outpaced and outclassed by the Scuderia, but Valtteri Bottas got the better of Lewis Hamilton and the Silver Arrows duo will line up P3 and P4 respectively on Sunday's grid. Hamilton aborted his final Q3 lap and was there for taking by Red Bull, yet neither Max Verstappen (P5) and Daniel Ricciardo (P6) could make him pay. Nico Hulkenberg, Sergio Perez,...
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