Sao Paulo GP qualifying: Kevin Magnussen takes F1 pole for Haas

Kevin Magnussen caused a sensation at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by qualifying his Haas car on pole position for Saturday's sprint race.

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The Dane took his and his team's first pole with a remarkable performance at Interlagos.

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Magnussen nailed the only dry lap before a red flag, during which rain started to fall.

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He will start Saturday's sprint race ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

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Mercedes' George Russell was third, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton in eighth.

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