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Qualy: Hamilton on pole as new format fizzles
F1's new qualifying format failed to excite in Q3 and didn't shake up the order as Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Australian GP ahead of Nico Rosberg. The new elimination system came into play for the first time in Melbourne on Saturday and there was definite excitement in Q1 as all 22 drivers were on track within the first 2 minutes of the opening segment. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were fighting to be the first car in the queue, Rosberg got ahead and so too did Romain Grosjean. Hamilton tried to repass him but the Haas driver was not giving up his track position. Gene Haas found the whole thing rather amusing. Added to that Sebastian Vettel passed a Force India...
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