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Valtteri Bottas takes Brazil pole as Lewis Hamilton starts last after Q1 crash

Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix by just 0.038s from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, whilst champion elect Lewis Hamilton will start last after crashing out. The session began with Hamilton heading out immediately as the threat of rain loomed, but as he began his first flying lap, he lost the rear of his Mercedes W08, spinning off into the barriers and damaging the front of his car. That caused a brief red flag as his car was recovered, leaving the Briton to skulk off to the pitlane with no time against his name – meaning he starts dead last regardless of penalties for those ahead. That left the pole shoot-out between Bottas, Vettel and Kimi...
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