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Motor racing-Hamilton on pole in Spain

Motor racing-Hamilton on pole in Spain

BARCELONA, May 14 (Reuters) - Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton beat team mate Nico Rosberg to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday in a front row sweep for dominant Mercedes. Red Bull filled the second row, with Australian Daniel Ricciardo third and Dutch teenager Max Verstappen a stunning fourth on his debut weekend with the team after moving up from Toro Rosso. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel qualified a disappointing fifth and sixth. Mercedes have now taken 11 poles in a row, with Rosberg aiming for his eighth successive victory on Sunday and hoping to become only the third driver to win the first five races of a season. The German is 43 points ahead of Hamilton. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Martyn Herman)