The Australian Grand Prix 2015 takes place on Sunday as the Formula 1 season gets underway at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. There has been a big build up to the current season, with rivalries from last season resumed, and there have already been dramatic crashes and an intriguing race for pole position. However, all the build up has now finished and it’s time for the first Grand Prix of the F1 season, which has a start time of 5 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. ET, or 2 p.m. local time in Melbourne). The race can be watched through free live stream (details below).
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Christian Post Report – Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives during the first practice session of the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi November 21, 2014.
The race for pole was won by Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, who claimed the spot by finishing more than half a second ahead of his Mercedes teammate, Nico Rosberg, as the pair dominated qualifying.
It’s hard to see how the other drivers will be able to compete with the two Mercedes drivers, given how dominant the Mercedes car was, and the others may be relying on one or both of the Mercedes drivers to bow out with car trouble or a big driving error to be able to beat them.
William’s Felipe Massa managed to best Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to third on the grid, and McLaren got off to a nightmare start to the season, posting their worst opening qualifying performance for six years. They have just started a new engine partnership with Honda, but it appears there are still a number of issues to iron out.
Hamilton’s pole position was a full 0.594 seconds ahead of Rosberg, who was in turn a ridiculous 1.391 seconds clear of Massa in third spot.
Britain’s Hamilton has said ahead of the race: “It has been a great start to the weekend. It doesn’t feel that long since the last race. It has been a big rush and huge effort form the factory to get us here with this performance. It is so much fun in qualifying and I am just massively grateful for all the hard work.”
Meanwhile, Rosberg has added: “Lewis was on impressive form today. He did an awesome job and nailed the time. For me, the speed was there; I just didn’t get it together.”
The Australian Grand Prix 2015 will start at 1 a.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream by clicking here.
Source : Christian Post