Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport‘s Technical Director James Allison was both delighted and disappointed following Mercedes' first qualifying session of the year. Current World Champion Lewis Hamilton took a dominant pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, setting a time nearly seven-tenths faster than next-placed driver Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen's team-mate, Sebastian Vettel – who many thought would be a match for the Brit this year – was just behind Raikkonen, and will start tomorrow in third. Whilst Hamilton had the glory of taking his seventh Australian pole position – and setting a new all-time record in the process – the news wasn't as rosy on...
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