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Hamilton pips Rosberg for pole
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LEWIS Hamilton snatched a dramatic last-gasp pole position from his Mercedes teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg for today’s Formula One Singapore Grand Prix with a phenomenal lap in the final seconds of yesterday’s qualifying session.
The 29-year-old left it late, crossing the line after three rivals had in succession cut their times to take provisional pole to the raucous delight of the crowd as he secured the prime starting position by just 0.007 seconds.
Rosberg, who leads the Briton by 22 points in the drivers’ championship with six races remaining, will start alongside him from second place after the Mercedes pairing grabbed their team’s seventh one-two of the year.
It was Hamilton’s third pole success in Singapore, his sixth this season and the 37th of his career.
Rosberg’s reaction when he was given the news on team radio was: “Dammit!”
Mercedes F1 boss Niki Lauda said: “Unbelievable! They did a good job my two guys, but everyone’s catching up, that worries me a little bit.”
Australian Daniel Ricciardo, whose lap appeared to be enough for pole, delighted many of his compatriots packed into the Marina Bay street circuit by claiming third on the grid for Red Bull ahead of his teammate and defending four-time champion Sebastian Vettel, winner of the last three Singapore races.
Behind the two Red Bulls, Fernando Alonso qualified fifth for Ferrari ahead of Felipe Massa of Williams and Kimi Raikkonen, who was seventh in the second Ferrari. On a tense and thrilling evening, Finn Valtteri Bottas was eighth in the second Williams ahead of Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen of McLaren and Daniil Kvyat for Toro Rosso.
In hot conditions, the opening Q1 mini-session was busy from the start as Hamilton and Alonso set the early pace under the 1,500 spot-lamps that flooded the circuit with light for the seventh running of a modern classic street race.
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