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Rookies impress during Australian Grand Prix qualifying

The three rookie drivers who took part in qualifying for the Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix all enjoyed successful debuts on Saturday, safely booking spots in the middle of the pack at Albert Park. Spaniard Carlos Sainz, whose father and namesake was a double world rally champion in the 1990s, was the pick of the trio, qualifying eighth in his Toro Rosso for Sunday's race. His 17-year-old Dutch teammate Max Verstappen, who will become the youngest driver to start a Formula One race, was 12th, while Brazil's Felipe Nasr was sandwiched between the pair in 11th after a roller-coaster day with his Sauber team. Nasr, 22, was only confirmed as a starter after Giedo van der...
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