Lewis Hamilton takes pole in Sochi

SOCHI: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on Saturday took his 96th pole position ahead of the Russian Grand Prix, coming back to being within two seconds of being knocked out of Q2 in a dramatic qualifying session at the Sochi Autodrom which saw Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel crash heavily. Hamilton is looking to equal German Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher's record of 91 race wins.

Hamilton's Q2 times were deleted due to track limits infringement which put him in the drop zone. Vettel's crash at Turn 4, however, brought out the red flag and on restart, Hamilton crossed the line with less than two seconds to spare to make his flying lap. IANS

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