Lewis Hamilton takes Bahrain GP pole

Lewis Hamilton stormed to a 98th career pole on Saturday with a record lap in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Briton lapped the floodlit 5.4-kilometer long Sakhir track in one minute, 27.264 seconds, the fastest ever around the desert venue, to beat Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.289 seconds.

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