Lewis Hamilton will begin his Formula 1 title defence from the front of the grid after taking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, beating Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in the final stage of qualifying. Hamilton secured pole after making up almost half a second on Bottas with his final Q3 lap, turning in a best time of 1m20.486s to head up a front row lock-out for Mercedes. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  It marks Hamilton's sixth consecutive pole position in Australia, and is his eighth at the Albert Park circuit, equalling Michael Schumacher's record for the most poles at a single circuit. Bottas had been poised to spring an upset on his teammate and score his first...
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