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Qualy: Hamilton holds off Vettel to take pole
Lewis Hamilton held off Sebastian Vettel to claim pole position in Australia in a qualifying that was red flagged when Daniel Ricciardo crashed. As fans around the world had hoped, Mercedes and Ferrari engaged in an interesting battle as Formula 1 welcomed its first qualifying of the 2017 season. Tyre choices, with Ferrari running supersofts on Vettel in Q1, and a few drops of rain at the start of Q3 added to the drama. Hamilton claimed provisional pole with a 1:22.496, purple in all three sectors, up by 0.3s over Vettel. Valtteri Bottas was right behind the German, a mere 0.002s down, with Kimi Raikkonen fourth. However, the drama was by no means over. Q3 was red flagged with 8 minutes on...
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