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Bottas on pole as Russell qualifies second at Sakhir GP – Sydney Morning Herald
Valtteri Bottas has taken pole position for the Sakhir Grand Prix, just fending off Mercedes super-sub George Russell.
“It wasn’t one of my best qualifyings but I’m happy it was enough,” said a relieved Bottas, who was only 0.026 seconds quicker than Russell on the fast and short outer layout of Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit.
Russell, who has yet to score a point in 36 races with his struggling regular team Williams, has seized his opportunity with both hands and was quickest in both practice sessions on Friday.
Saturday was the first time the 22-year-old Briton had been outqualified by a teammate in his F1 career but…
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