British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in qualifying.
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Hamilton secured his seventh world title in Turkey two weeks ago and equaled Michael Schumacher’s record. The 35-year-old British driver also lost the former famous Ferrari driver this season to the maximum in the number of victories he has three races to 94 before the end of the season.
Hamilton won the first practice with a time of 1: 29.033, a lead of 449 thousandths of a second over Bottas. However, it took place under completely different conditions than those that will prevail during the evening qualification and race. In addition, the teams tested new tires for the upcoming season.
British pilot Lewis Hamilton became the seventh world champion after the Turkish Grand Prix.
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Hamilton also mastered faster evening training, which was first interrupted due to an accident by Alexander Albon of Red Bull and then due to a dog on the track. The Mercedes driver, who will attack the 11th win of the season and leveling the personal maximum in Bahrain, recorded a time of 1: 28.971. He won by 347 thousandths before Verstappen, the third Bottas was only slightly slower.
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