Australian Grand Prix 2018
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“I’m quite happy with my position,” says Kimi Räikkönen. Sebastian Vettel explains “we had a hot moment at turn 13, but we improved the car a lot. »
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“I’m so happy with this ride!” We were surprised to see the Ferraris so fast, and I just managed to put everything together on the last lap,” explains Lewis Hamilton.
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Romain Grosjean is beaten by Kevin Magnussen by a tenth and a half, and is ahead of the two Renaults of Nico Hülkenberg (8th) and Carlos Sainz Jr (9th).
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Max Verstappen is 4th. Daniel Ricciardo, classified 5th, will start 8th after his penalty.
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Sebastian Vettel is overtaken at the last minute by Kimi Räikkönen! The Finn will start from the first row.
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Eight tenths! Lewis Hamilton improves his best time by eight tenths! Incredible performance! The other drivers are far, very far away!
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Six tenths in the second sector!
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Four tenths ahead for Hamilton at the end of a sector!
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Here we go for Lewis Hamilton.
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The top drivers will have one lap to improve their time.
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Lewis Hamilton comes out for his final attack, behind Daniel Ricciardo.
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The two Renaults and the two Haas have not yet set a time.
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Even Max Verstappen is in contention for pole position; the Dutchman is only 61 thousandths behind Lewis Hamilton! There are 5 minutes left.
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Despite two best sectors, Sebastian Vettel fails 34 thousandths behind Lewis Hamilton!
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Daniel Ricciardo passes 1'22″386.
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Lewis Hamilton sets a time of 1'22″051.
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The Briton is also improving in the intermediate sector…
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Lewis Hamilton sets the record in the first sector!
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Everyone is riding on ultra-soft tires.
