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Damon Hill marvelled at a ‘thing of beauty’ from one driver in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen took pole position in the first Red Bull qualifying one-two of the season. And Hill, speaking on Sky Sports F1’s post-qualifying show, was in awe of what one driver managed to do during the session. McLaren driver Lando Norris took third place after what Hill’s colleague Anthony Davidson called a ‘brilliant’ performance in Q3. Carlos Sainz, the winner last time out in Australia, was fourth on a weekend where Ferrari appear to have regressed. …

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