ewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, his first at Suzuka, with a new all-time lap record, while title rival Sebastian Vettel will start second after Valtteri Bottas' gearbox penalty.Hamilton, having declared that his Mercedes W08 was "back to normal" after Friday practice, posted two lap times quick enough for top spot in qualifying.He initially clocked a 1:27.345, before improving to a 1:27.319, significantly faster than Michael Schumacher's previous qualifying record of 1:28.954, set in 2006.It marked Hamilton's 71st career pole position, but first at Suzuka.Hamilton's lap was three-tenths quicker than team-mate Bottas, who will drop down the order...
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