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F1 Qualifying Analysis: Hamilton’s ‘party mode' spoils the fun

The more things change, the more they stay the same... For all of the buzz surrounding the ‘new era’ Formula 1 was supposedly embarking on at the start of the 2018 season, and the optimistic prospects of a closer fight at the front of the pack, Lewis Hamilton delivered the kind of crushing display that typified his charge to the championship last year. And it wasn’t until the very end of Q3 that Hamilton dashed our hopes of a tussle for pole, killing the lofty expectations many - myself included - had for the climax of qualifying. Just 0.061 seconds had covered Hamilton, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after the opening Q3 runs, delayed following...
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