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Jolyon Palmer blames 'terrible' car for qualifying last in Melbourne
Jolyon Palmer qualified last in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix and has put it down to his car, which he described as 'terrible' and 'horrible'. The Briton qualified dead last, eight-places behind team-mate Nico Hulkenberg and a massive three seconds adrift, though he will start a place higher following Lance Stroll's gearbox penalty as the Williams driver was 19th slowest. Palmer suffered a crash during practice which limited his running and although happy with how it felt in practice, he says since it was rebuilt, it's been a 'disaster'. “We had a fuel surge on the first run, so I didn’t do a lap. My second lap was the first of the weekend on ultrasoft...
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