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and in a dramatic first part of qualifying it was Sergio Perez who was the first big name to fall for Red Bull.
It’s only the second time since F1 introduced the third millisecond in qualifying that there has been a dead heat for pole position – but Russell will be thrilled to have got his lap in first and to have secured pole in such a way.
there was no on-track running for the first 25 minutes due to the conditions.