We were all expecting the Mercedes team to continue their domination but Hamilton’s half a second head start over his teammate during FP1 and FP2 was still something of a surprise. Red Bull were best of the rest in the morning session, whilst Ferrari were holding back and letting the rest of the field clean up the dirty track.

Mercedes rule the roost as practice in Australia begins

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Mercedes rule the roost as practice in Australia begins

Mercedes rule the roost as practice in Australia begins