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Hamilton Grabs Pole Position again at the China Grand Prix [+video]

Lewis Hamilton takes the pole position again after a gruesome qualifying round with both Mercedes and Ferrari fighting non-stop for the position for tomorrow’s race at the China Grand Prix.

The difference between the top 3 positions was so close, with Lewis Hamilton beating Sebastian Vettel by just 0.186 seconds and Sebastian Vettel beating Lewis’ teammate, Valtteri Bottas, by 0.001 seconds! Kimi Raikkonen clinched the 4th spot with a time of 1:32.140.

Overall, the two Ferraris were leading in the qualifying sessions but Hamilton came from behind to take his 63rd pole in his career. The key is whether he can hold onto it tomorrow and win the race. He finished 2nd in the last race at Melbourne even after grabbing pole position there as well. Lewis Hamilton also became the first Formula 1 driver to grab 6 pole positions in a row.

It seems that we may see a fight between Mercedes and Ferrari for the entire 2017 season. There may be a chance of rain as well for race day tomorrow.

Here are the full qualifying results.

POS NO DRIVER CAR Q1 Q2 Q3 LAPS
1 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1:33.333 1:32.406 1:31.678 13
2 5 Sebastian Vettel FERRARI 1:33.078 1:32.391 1:31.864 15
3 77 Valtteri Bottas MERCEDES 1:33.684 1:32.552 1:31.865 14
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen FERRARI 1:33.341 1:32.181 1:32.140 15
5 3 Daniel Ricciardo RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER 1:34.041 1:33.546 1:33.033 12
6 19 Felipe Massa WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:34.205 1:33.759 1:33.507 14
7 27 Nico Hulkenberg RENAULT 1:34.453 1:33.636 1:33.580 16
8 11 Sergio Perez FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:34.657 1:33.920 1:33.706 15
9 26 Daniil Kvyat TORO ROSSO 1:34.440 1:34.034 1:33.719 17
10 18 Lance Stroll WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:33.986 1:34.090 1:34.220 18
11 55 Carlos Sainz TORO ROSSO 1:34.567 1:34.150 11
12 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:34.942 1:34.164 12
13 14 Fernando Alonso MCLAREN HONDA 1:34.499 1:34.372 11
14 9 Marcus Ericsson SAUBER FERRARI 1:34.892 1:35.046 15
15 36 Antonio Giovinazzi SAUBER FERRARI 1:34.963 8
16 2 Stoffel Vandoorne MCLAREN HONDA 1:35.023 6
17 8 Romain Grosjean HAAS FERRARI 1:35.223 6
18 30 Jolyon Palmer RENAULT 1:35.279 6
19 33 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER 1:35.433 7
20 31 Esteban Ocon FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:35.496 8