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Daniel Moxon

Lewis Hamilton suffers new F1 low in Miami GP qualifying as Sergio Perez takes pole

Lewis Hamilton suffered his worst ever Formula 1 qualifying on US soil in another session to forget for Mercedes.

Prior to this weekend, he had never qualified outside of the top six in America. But the Brit will be starting 13th on the grid for Sunday's race in the Sunshine State, Sergio Perez took pole position thanks to a helping hand from Charles Leclerc.

The Ferrari racer span out and crashed his car with just 90 seconds left in the session. A red flag called an end to the session early which meant Perez will start the race on pole. Max Verstappen, who had not set a representative time after a wobble on his first attempt, has work to do from ninth on the grid.

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