MANAMA: Lewis Hamilton paid another rich tribute to the professionalism of his Mercedes team on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) after claiming the record-increasing 98th pole position of his career for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The newly-crowned seven-time champion produced a near-flawless lap in a closely-contest qualifying session to beat 'black arrows' team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.289 seconds.

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