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Bottas edges Hamilton for pole at Austrian Grand Prix

Published: 30 Jun 2018 - 05:13 pm | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 12:36 pm

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in action during qualifying REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in action during qualifying REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

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Spielberg, Austria: Valtteri Bottas will start on pole for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix with his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton joining the Finn on the front row.

The Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen occupy the second row after finishing third and fourth in Saturday's qualifying.

Hamilton leads Vettel by 14 points in the drivers world championship.

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