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Lance Stroll overshadowed Lewis Hamilton, who was chasing the Formula One title, on Saturday when he claimed the first pole position of his career at the Turkish Grand Prix. The Canadian made the most of the drying conditions on a treacherous track to end Mercedes’ 13-race qualifying dominance this year. Stroll put on a dazzling fast lap for Racing Point in one minute and 47.765 seconds in the final seconds to usurp teammate Sergio Perez and then resist a final wave from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Stroll was the first Canadian to take pole since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1997 European Grand Prix in Jerez and was the first pole for the Silverstone-based Racing Point team since competing with Jordan at the Belgian Grand Prix. 2009. “Yeah yeah yeah guys,” Stroll yelled over the team radio.
“I’m so happy. It’s been a difficult time, but this is so good,” he added. This is the first time this season that neither Hamilton (nine) nor Bottas (four) have surpassed the classification.
Hamilton can seal a record-setting seventh driver’s world title on Sunday if he prevents Bottas from beating him by eight points.
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