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Hamilton takes comfortable Australian pole in Merc 1-2

Lewis Hamilton will start the first race of the season on pole position for Mercedes after dominating Saturday in Melbourne by topping all three sessions. The Briton eased to the top spot, with both of his Q3 'flyers' good enough to secure pole, whilst team-mate Nico Rosberg starts second - his best six-tenths down on Hamilton's. Felipe Massa starts third alongside the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. Kimi Raikkonen secured fifth and the second Williams of Valtteri Bottas is sixth, but could have been higher after a late mistake. Daniel Ricciardo struggled throughout qualifying but his final lap put him seventh, just ahead of Toro Rosso rookie Carlos Sainz Jr, who outclassed his 17-year-old...
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