- Mercedes world champion sets lap record to earn pole
- Home hero Daniel Ricciardo qualifies well down in 12th
Lewis Hamilton’s remarkable record in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix meant it should perhaps not have been entirely unexpected that he extended his run of success with another pole in Melbourne.
Yet his taking a sixth consecutive pole here and the advantage he held over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who qualified third, were such a turnaround on pre-season predictions both he and the German were left expressing their bewilderment as the fives-time world champion got his season off to just the start he wanted.
Written by Giles Richards at Albert Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/16/lewis-hamilton-claims-australian-grand-prix-pole-as-mercedes-shine under the title “Lewis Hamilton claims Australian Grand Prix pole as Mercedes shine”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
