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march 24, 2018 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport

Formula 1 - 2018 Australian Grand Prix - Saturday

Lewis storms to the first pole position of the 2018 Formula One season

  • With the fastest lap ever at Albert Park, Lewis claimed his 73rd career pole position – his fifth consecutive pole in #australia and seventh in total
  • Valtteri crashed on his first run in Q3 and will start tomorrow’ s Australian Grand Prix from P15 on the grid owing to a gearbox change
  • Today’s result marks the 20th front row place in #australia for Mercedes-Benz power
  • Both drivers completed one run on the UltraSoft compound tyres in Q1 and then two runs in Q2
  • In Q3, Lewis completed two runs on the UltraSoft tyres

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