Nico Rosberg stormed to pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix for a third successive year on Saturday, piling more pressure on world champion Lewis Hamilton.
The German, who has a 23-point lead over Hamilton in the Formula One championship with five races to go, will start alongside his British foe on the front row as the two Mercedes continued their domination in Suzuka.
BREAKING: Nico Rosberg takes pole at the #JapaneseGP by 0.013 from teammate Lewis Hamilton #Quali pic.twitter.com/tfX6RDTu5w
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PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (END OF #QUALI): ROS on top, @ScuderiaFerrari beat out Red Bull #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 #F1 pic.twitter.com/Tsqy0sCT5A
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