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Hamilton wanted to ‘wipe smile' off Vettel's face

Lewis Hamilton joked that he wanted to 'wipe the smile' off Sebastian Vettel's face after a dominant display in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton finished a mighty six tenths clear of Kimi Raikkonen and Vettel with a stunning time of 1:21.164 – a record seventh career pole in Australia and an all-time track record to boot. The Brit improved by almost a second between his penultimate hot lap and his final all-conquering attempt and claimed that he was in the same engine mode for both laps. “What were you doing then?!' enquired a perplexed Vettel in the drivers' press conference. Hamilton simply replied with a smile, saying: 'I was waiting to put a good lap...
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