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Record pole for Hamilton; Bottas crashes out
Lewis Hamilton flew to a record-breaking pole position in Melbourne, whilst team-mate Valtteri Bottas suffered a dramatic crash in Q3. Hamilton crushed the field with his final hot lap of the day, breaking the all-time track record with a 1:21.164 to clinch a record seventh career pole in Australia. Kimi Raikkonen emerged as Hamilton's nearest rival in P2, but both he and Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel were six tenths behind the dominant Brit. Hamilton's superiority did not shine through until after Bottas' car was recovered from the track. The Finn lost control on the exit of Turn 2 and smashed into the barrier. He is now facing the prospect of starting from the pit lane...
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