Formula One - F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir, Bahrain - 15/04/17 - Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives during the qualifying session. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
MANAMA (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton saw his hopes of a seventh successive Formula One pole position disappear in Bahrain on Saturday but relished the prospect of at least a three-way title battle after Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas beat him to the top slot.
The Briton seemed genuinely pleased for the Finn, who arrived in January to replace now-retired world champion Nico Rosberg.
