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Mercedes widen gap to the Formula 1 pack

Early season dominance was expected for Mercedes after their seamless winter testing but Formula 1 fans had hoped at least to see the chasing pack close the gap to the champions. Those hopes were blown away on a windy Saturday at Albert Park where Lewis Hamilton stormed to a dominant pole position in qualifying for the opening Australian Grand Prix. The double world champion will be joined again on the front row for Sunday's race by Nico Rosberg, a sight all-too-familiar from last year when the ‘Silver Arrows' hogged 18 out of 19 poles and took 16 of 19 wins. While Hamilton's lap was nearly six-tenths of a second ahead of a disappointed Rosberg, the one-and-a-half second gap to the...
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