Australian Grand Prix 2017: Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes dominate practice

Nico Hulkenberg knock his way into the main Australian Grand Prix 2017 Live 10 with a late lap, just to get himself twelfth - only 0.01s behind previous partner Sergio Perez - after Romain Grosjean and both Toro Rossos enhanced their last laps. Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon and Ericsson would likewise miss the cut. Ricciardo's crash given the huge stun of Q3, costing each one of those bar the Mercedes and Ferrari teams their first flying laps. 

Each of the four would enhance their circumstances at the second time of asking, Hamilton demolishing the qualifying lap record to abandon it remaining at 1m22.188s, chipping approximately 1.7 seconds out of his post time of 12 months back. A last-pant lap from Vettel kept an all-Mercedes front column, while another belter of a lap from Grosjean gave Haas the distinctions of best of the rest behind the huge three - and a third-push start.Mercedes expert Lewis Hamilton has taken shaft position for the Australian Grand Prix as nearby expectation Daniel Ricciardo slammed in qualifying. Hamilton logged the speediest ever lap of Melbourne's Albert Park circuit in Saturday's qualifying session, with Ferrari match Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas the following snappiest. Be that as it may, Australia's Ricciardo spun wild and collided with an obstruction, harming the back of his auto. Ricciardo was tenth quickest in qualifying yet could slip additionally back on the beginning lattice relying upon what repairs are required — a potential rigging box substitution would bring about a five-spot punishment. 

NEW autos, the quickest ever Formula 1 lap of Albert Park — and another expectation. 

Yes, Lewis Hamilton took an agreeable post position for the Australian Grand Prix, however Sebastian Vettel will begin close by him in what has all the earmarks of being a Ferrari resurgence. 

Vettel was three tenths slower than Hamilton's inconsistent 1m22.188s post lap, however is at any rate inside striking separation of bringing on a boilover on race day.The home group's expectations of a Daniel Ricciardo shaft were dashed late in the  Australian Grand Prix 2017 Live Stream session, the Red Bull driver slamming out before he could finish a full lap. He will now begin from tenth on the framework — unless his auto needs another gearbox after the crash, with a consequent punishment that would drop him to fifteenth. Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen line up on an all-Finnish second column, with Max Verstappen and Romain Grosjean on line three. Rain undermined all through the three-stage session yet never conveyed more than a couple spits. 

Hamilton set the tone for the session by garnish Q1, heading Mercedes colleague Bottas by three tenths of a moment with Raikkonen the closest challenger. 

After his Practice 3 misfortune, Williams repaired Lance Stroll's auto so as to join halfway through Q1 yet he could do no superior to anything nineteenth, despite the fact that that will turn out to be last when his five matrix spot punishment is considered. 

Kindred new kid on the block Antonio Giovinazzi urged his short-see make a big appearance, falling only 0.183 of a moment short of making the cut for Q2, the Italian knock out by Sauber colleague Marcus Ericsson. Kevin Magnussen, Stoffel Vandoorne Australian Grand Prix 2017 and Jolyon Palmer were the other Q1 setbacks. Spits of rain saw the Mercedes take to the track when Q2 started, wanting to get quick laps in early ought to appropriate rain arrive. This time it would be Bottas that bested the diagrams, pipping Hamilton by 0.036 of a moment with Vettel only a tenth hapless. The end minutes saw a whirlwind of changes around the tenth place cutoff for Q3.