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Mercedes’ Hamilton takes pole in Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne: Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton on Saturday took a stunning pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as McLaren and Honda qualified last.
The world champion beat teammate Nico Rosberg by more than half a second as Mercedes once again maintained domination.
Williams’ Felipe Massa beat Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to finish third.
Hamilton’s brilliant lap was 0.594 seconds quicker than Rosberg and a massive 1.391 seconds clear of Massa as Mercedes confirmed pre-season impressions that they will be virtually unbeatable again this season.
The team will start Sunday’s race on the front row for the ninth consecutive race.
“It has been a great start to the weekend,” BBC.com quoted Hamilton as saying.
“It doesn’t feel that long since the last race. It has been a big rush and huge effort from the factory to get us here with this performance,” he added.
“It is so much fun in qualifying and I am just massively grateful for all the hard work.”
His teammate Rosberg said, “Lewis was on impressive form. He did an awesome job and nailed the time. For me, the speed was there; I just didn’t get it together.”
Williams won a tight battle with Ferrari, with just 0.072 seconds separating Massa in third from Kimi Raikkonen in fifth, with Sebastian Vettel in between in fourth place.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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