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'Up until then I was in the groove, I was really in the zone. I'm incredibly disappointed in myself,' said a deflated Hamilton of his pit lane prang. Hamilton, whose team mate Valtteri Bottas qualified only seventh, blamed himself. Mercedes-powered McLaren won the previous Italian Grand Prix in a one-two finish after Hamilton and Verstappen collided and took each other out.Īustralian Daniel Ricciardo, winner on merit at Monza, qualified fifth in Sochi ahead of Spaniard Fernando Alonso for Alpine on a day of anxious weather watching after rain washed out final practice. I am going to make myself sound good but it was tricky.The lap before I was two seconds down and I wasn't very confident we were going to improve on the previous lap.I risked quite a bit and it paid off. Extremely happy and big thanks to the team. you never think you will get pole until you get it and now I've managed to do it. The 21-year-old Briton whooped in delight at what he hoped would be the first of many poles.

Sainz had set the pace on slicks but Norris, 21, produced a final effort half a second faster in a qualifying session that had looked in doubt earlier in the day as rain swept in. Mercedes have yet to be beaten in Sochi since the first grand prix there in 2014. Hamilton can still expect to retake the overall lead from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen on Sunday with the 23-year-old Dutch driver starting at the back due to engine penalties. The team hurriedly swapped the front wing and got him back out on slicks in time for one more flying lap to the chequered flag but the tyres had lost temperature and Hamilton spun, with his fastest time remaining that set on the intermediates. Hamilton, who had been on provisional pole before everyone switched to slicks on a drying track, qualified fourth - making it three Britons in the top four - after a brush with the pit lane wall. Sept 25 (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris seized his first Formula One pole position at the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday after seven- times world champion Lewis Hamilton hit the wall in a damp and dramatic qualifying session.įerrari's Spaniard Carlos Sainz joinedthe young Briton on the front row in Sochi with Williams' George Russell, Hamilton's Mercedes team mate from next season,completing a sensational top three against all odds.

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