Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir, Bahrain - 01/04/16 - Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain leaves the pitlane during the second practice. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed.
MANAMA (Reuters) - Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton smashed the Bahrain circuit lap record on Saturday to take pole position ahead of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg for Sunday's grand prix.
The Briton's lap of one minute 29.493 seconds was the fastest ever at the Sakhir track, beating the previous best of 1:29.527 set by Australian Mark Webber in 2005 practise during the V10 era.
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