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Australian GP: Hamilton Leads Again in Free Practice Two

Lewis Hamilton concluded day one of the first Grand Prix of 2018 by setting the best lap of free practice two around the Albert Park circuit, although his afternoon effort was not as quick as he achieved during the morning session. The Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport driver was the only one to get below eighty-four seconds on Friday afternoon, with his best of 1:23.931s just over a tenth of a second clear of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen. Despite a lurid moment exiting the high speed chicane at the back of the circuit, Valtteri Bottas ended the session third in the second Mercedes, with the Finn 0.228 seconds behind his team-mate but perhaps more importantly to both team...
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