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Nico Rosberg has snatched pole position from teammate Lewis Hamilton in a tense qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Sauber will use an out-of-date Ferrari power unit for the 2017 season despite its recent boost in funding, team principal Monisha Kaltenborn confirmed on Thursday in Japan.
Paddy Lowe has rebuked Lewis Hamilton’s hoard of suspicious fans for buying into and perpetuating the myth that Mercedes is deliberately hindering the Briton’s championship campaign.
Formula One team bosses are engaged in a bitter stand-off over the venue for 2017’s pre-season testing just months before the first session is due to begin.
Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have emerged as fastest over a single lap of Japan’s Suzuka Circuit, with championship leader Rosberg pipping his teammate in both Friday free practice sessions.