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Hamilton had to ‘dig deep' for Portugal pole
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton says he had to dig “very deep” in order to see off the challenge from team-mate Valtteri Bottas and take pole position at Portimao. The six-time World Champion secured his 97th career pole on Saturday, beating Bottas by one-tenth of a second. Hamilton failed to lead a single session ahead of Q3, with Bottas appearing to have the advantage right until the final run. Bottas admits he regrets not running for two-timed laps on the Medium tyre at the end of Q3 – a decision that Hamilton says gave him the opportunity to snatch pole. “It’s always a fight but I would say this track combined with the smoothness, the difficulty we have with these tyres, and the...
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