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Pole for Hamilton in bizarre knockout qualifying

Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix from pole position after Formula 1’s elimination qualifying format made a controversial debut at Albert Park. The Mercedes driver was guaranteed pole well ahead of the chequered flag as nearest rivals Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Nico Rosberg decided to pit early, ending the session in their garages. While qualifying ended in an anti-climactic fashion Hamilton posted an impressive 1:23.837s to claim his 50th career pole position. Rosberg was unable to match his team-mate with the German’s only effort. on the super-soft tyres, 0.4s adrift. The Ferraris of Vettel and Raikkonen will share the second row...
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