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Melbourne Qualifying: Hamilton blows them away

Lewis Hamilton powered to a record seventh pole position around Albert Park, claiming the top spot start for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix by a whopping six-tenths of a second over Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen while the world champion's teammate Valtteri Bottas crashed into the wall during the early stages of Q1. Mercedes finally revealed what they really have in their package and it was alarming viewing for their rivals that the gap is so large, suggesting that the Silver Arrows outfit have kept their powder dry thus far, and what they have at their disposal in the W09 is clearly formidable. Sebastian Vettel raised Ferrari hopes at the end of Q2, when he topped the timing...
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