Hamilton takes pole for Canadian Grand Prix

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MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position with a scintillating Canadian Grand Prix qualifying performance on Saturday.

The world championship leader took his first ever pole in Montreal last year and he was even more impressive this time around, clocking a time over six-tenths of a second faster than that of his nearest rival.

It did take some last-gasp heroics though. Hamilton pulled out all the stops on his final lap, making light of the poor track conditions to shove BMW's Polish hotshot Robert Kubica back into second place.

In a thrilling qualifying tournament that took place in bright sunshine, Kubica just could not quite do enough to deny the 23-year-old Briton his eighth career pole position and his second this season.

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