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Hamilton takes Saudi GP pole as Verstappen hits wall

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Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes will start Sunday’s crucial Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position after standings leader Max Verstappen hit the wall on the final lap of qualifying. Verstappen was trying to match Hamilton’s 1 minute 27.511 seconds around the tight but high-speed 6.174-kilometre Jeddah street circuit and was on provisional pole for the majority of his all-or-nothing final lap. But having narrowly missed walls on multiple occasions, Verstappen locked up on the final corner, made contact and walked from his car on the track only third on the grid. His Red Bull team must also see …

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