Lewis Hamilton secured a superb 99th Formula 1 pole position after edging out Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen in a frenetic and extremely close Emilia Romagna GP qualifying. Hamilton had been quiet throughout the Imola weekend but burst into form in Saturday's shootout, with his first Q3 lap - a 1:14.411 - enough to hold off the competition as the seven-time world champion single-handedly carried the fight for Mercedes against F1's charging Bulls. In a slight surprise, it will be Red Bull's new signing Perez and not Verstappen, who had an epic head-to-head duel against Hamilton in Bahrain, who will line up behind the Mercedes on the front row in the race. Get Sky Sports F1 for...
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