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Hamilton ahead, but rivals close in

An on-form Lewis Hamilton completed a fastest times double on F1 2018's opening day, but Mercedes' rivals narrowed the gap considerably in Practice Two to hint at an intriguing three-way battle at the Australian GP. After the world champion led the field by half a second earlier in the day - with Max Verstappen the closest non-Mercedes driver 0.7seconds behind - both Red Bull and Ferrari reined in the Silver Arrows in the second session. Hamilton still topped the timesheets with a 1:23.931, the fastest time of the day, but Verstappen was just 0.127seconds behind for Red Bull on the same ultrasoft tyres while Kimi Raikkonen was two tenths adrift in the Ferrari. Valtteri Bottas split the pair...
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