Lewis Hamilton takes Brazilian F1 GP pole as he bids for 10th race win

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• Champion can maintain recent season average of 10 wins
• Sebastian Vettel keeps second spot after stewards investigation

Lewis Hamilton followed his title-sealing win in Mexico with a further statement of authority by taking pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix thanks to a peerless lap at Interlagos. Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari was in second, keeping his place after a two-hour delay as stewards investigated him for a breach of regulations. Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was in third.

Hamilton put in two sparkling laps in the final session, neither of which could be matched, and he took pole with a new track record of 1min 7.281sec. He was a tenth clear of Vettel and rightly proud of a performance that reflects a superlative season.

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Written by Giles Richards
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/10/lewis-hamilton-brazilian-f1-gp-pole under the title “Lewis Hamilton takes Brazilian F1 GP pole as he bids for 10th race win”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.