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Formula 1 2019: Valtteri Bottas grabs pole as Lewis Hamilton ensures one-two for Mercedes at landmark Chinese GP

Valtteri Bottas narrowly grabbed pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday with Lewis Hamilton beside him in a dominant Mercedes front-row lockout.

Chinese Grand Prix: From the Mercedes-Ferrari rivalry to Max Verstappen's incredible racing

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Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton are now both tied in the World Drivers’ Championship. Although the race statistics show absolute dominance by Hamilton, the story of the race was rather different.

Firstpost Pole Position: Discussing Lewis Hamilton's Chinese GP win, Mercedes-Ferrari rivalry and more

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On Firstpost Pole Position, Formula 1 bloggers Kunal Shah and Mithila Mehta analyse Lewis Hamilton's win at Shanghai and the building Mercedes-Ferrari rivalry.

Chinese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton hits back with win at Shanghai, Sebastian Vettel finishes 2nd

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Lewis Hamilton, who started on pole, clinched his fifth Chinese Grand Prix win, beating Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari by just over six seconds with Red Bull's Max Verstappen finishing third.

Chinese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton romps to pole position, Sebastian Vettel comes 2nd

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Lewis Hamilton pipped Sebastian Vettel by two tenths of a second in Shanghai with Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen filling row two for Sunday's race.

F1 2016: Verstappen replaces Kvyat at Red Bull for the rest of the season

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Result an aftermath of the incident at Sochi where the Russian driver rammed Vettel in two corners and caused team-mate Ricciardo's race to be ruined too