Formula One - F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku, Azerbaijan - June 24, 2017. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain reacts after the qualifying session. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
BAKU (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton surpassed Ayrton Senna's career haul of 65 pole positions in Formula One as he edged Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in a final lap shootout to secure top spot for Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Hamilton banished memories of a dismal qualifying session in Baku last year, when he clipped the barrier and had to settle for 10th place on the starting grid, to grab pole with a time of 1:40.593 despite running wide at Turn 16.
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