Hamilton takes pole at Australian Grand Prix
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 12:00 | 24 March 2018
- Modified Date: 10:29 | 24 March 2018
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for Mercedes at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday.
The Briton lapped the Albert Park circuit in a searing one minute and 21.164 seconds to cross the line 0.664 seconds clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
The Finn's Ferrari team mate Sebastian Vettel was third fastest.