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Melbourne Qualifying: Hamilton claims first pole of the year
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton signaled is intent as he powered to pole position for the season opening Australian Grand Prix, ending qualifying with a superb lap which was a quarter of a second up on next best Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari. Under heavy clouds threatening rain, Hamilton powered around Albert Park in a best time of 1:22.188 was good enough for the top spot start and 0.268 of a second up on Vettel's best effort. Hamilton's new teammate Valtteri Bottas, who is still dialing himself into the team, was quickest in Q2 but a scrappy final lap in Q3 resulted in the third best time. Next up was Kimi Raikkonen, indicating that the battle for the big prize on...
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