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Hamilton denies ‘party mode' engine setting was key to Q3 lap
Australian Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton has denied that the engine map setting labelled ‘party mode' was key to to his sharp time improvement between his Q3 laps. The Mercedes driver was one of several to attempt a second flying lap and improve on their lap time in the dying moments of Q3. However, Hamilton was able to make gains of over eight tenths of a second to claim his 73rd career pole position by a hefty six tenths of a second over Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. Earlier in the weekend, Hamilton had expressed his excitement at being able to use Mercedes' qualifying setting, nicknaming it 'party mode'. This lead many to suspect that the jump in pace was down to the...
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