© XPB  Andrew Lewin 16/03/2019 at 07:1716/03/2019 at 07:17 Lewis Hamilton claimed the first pole of position of the 2019 Formula 1 world championship - his eighth career pole in Australia, and his sixth consecutive success in qualifying in Melbourne. He will start ahead of his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas on the grid in Melbourne for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel relegated to third alongside Red Bull's Max Verstappen. The session saw surprise early exits for Racing Point's Lance Stroll and Red Bull's Pierre Gasly, while Renault failed to get either Nico Hulkenberg or Daniel Ricciardo into the final round. But there was notable success for...
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