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Lewis Hamilton takes dominant Australian GP pole in controversial qualifying

Lewis Hamilton took a commanding pole for the Australian Grand Prix, as Mercedes mastered Formula 1’s controversial new qualifying format. Hamilton cruised to the 50th pole of his F1 career, posting a 1m23.837s in Q3 to secure the top spot, 0.360s clear of Mercedes team-mate and rival Nico Rosberg. New rules for 2016 mandated drivers would be eliminated at 90 second intervals in the second half of each qualifying segment, but the concept backfired when put into practice. While the opening minutes of Q1 saw plenty of on-track action, Q2 was quiet and Q3 was a disaster, as only Mercedes opted to attempt two runs. Ferrari locked out the second row of the grid, Sebastian Vettel 0.838s...
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