Melbourne, March 25
Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton will start off the pole in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after winning qualifying on Saturday.
Hamilton in a Mercedes clocked a record lap of one minute 22.188 seconds to take his 62nd career pole and sixth in Australia into Sunday’s race here.
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was second with Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas third.
Hamilton has been on pole in Melbourne in each of the last four seasons. — AFP
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