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Pre-Melbourne analysis - FP1 a moment of reckoning

The dawn of the exciting new Formula One season truly arrives on Friday, in the form of the first free practice session of the year in Albert Park.And as Mercedes and Williams endlessly played down their clearly high expectations on Thursday, some of the other contenders made their voices heard. And what they said cut across the perceived wisdom from the Jerez and Bahrain tests, which had conferred upon Mercedes and Williams their status as favourites.Down at McLaren, where the aerodynamically updated MP4-29 wears a special livery to celebrate the 20-year link with Mobil, Jenson Button certainly isn’t writing himself or the team out of the equation."Bahrain is possibly the worst...
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