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Lewis Hamilton takes pole position in Australian Grand Prix

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epa07441484 British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (L) of Mercedes AMG GP reacts as he took pole position in the qualifying session for the 2019 Formula One Grand Prix of Australia ahead Finish Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas (not on pic) of Mercedes AMG GP and German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel (R) of Scuderia Ferrari at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, 16 March 2019. The 2019 The 2019 Formula One Grand Prix of Australia will take place on 17 March 2019. EPA-EFE/DIEGO AZUBEL

Lewis Hamilton set a new track record – and then beat it again – as he took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.

The reigning world champion clocked a one minute 21.014-second lap in Q2 and went more than half a second faster to claim his 84th career pole and sixth consecutive at Albert Park.

He will start alongside team-mate Valtteri Bottas who went faster than Hamilton with his first flying lap in Q3 but was pipped by 0.112 seconds to complete a Mercedes lockout of the front row.

Hamilton had been top of every practice session going into Saturday’s qualification under blue skies in Melbourne and set a new track record with a tidy lap in the second qualifying session, surpassing it in the top 10 shootout.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel qualified third, 0.704 seconds behind the five-time world champion, and will be joined on the second row by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who was 0.130 seconds further behind.

via The Telegraph

 

Topics Formula 1