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Lewis Hamilton leads marginally the Formula 1 Free Practice Session in Australia

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epa07438215 British driver Lando Norris (L) and Spanish driver Carlos Sainz (R) of the McLaren team in action during the first practice session during the Formula 1 2019 Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, 15 March 2019. The 2019 Formula One Grand Prix of Australia will take place on 17 March 2019. EPA-EFE/JAMES ROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Lewis Hamilton’s advantage over second-placed Sebastian Vettel in Free Practice 1 at Melbourne was just 0.036s. But Mercedes moved 0.8s clear of their nearest competitor – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen – in Free Practice 2, with Hamilton narrowly ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas.

With Free Practice 2, a chance for the teams to up the pace after a rather steady first practice, Hamilton and Bottas finally appeared to show something of the raw pace in their W10 challenger after a muted performance in pre-season testing, with Hamilton’s 1m 22.600s in the session over two tenths faster than his pole time from 2018.

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