Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix after surviving a scare in the closing minutes of Qualifying 2. The Briton was more than half a second clear of next-best Max Verstappen while Daniel Ricciardo will line up fifth. Ricciardo had been fastest at the end of Q2, helped by a red flag which compromised Hamilton’s second flying lap. The Mercedes driver's first effort had been deleted after he exceeded track limits before a red flag midway around his second left the championship leader without a time. With little more than two minutes to run in the suspended session it left little time for an out lap to properly prepare his car prior...
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