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# Australian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton starts 11th as Sebastian Vettel on
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pole for Red Bull
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## Sebastian Vettel will start from pole for the second successive race as he
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led a Red Bull one-two ahead of local favourite Mark Webber in qualifying for
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the 2010 Australian Grand Prix with an out of sorts Lewis Hamilton failing to
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get out of Q2.
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![Australian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton starts 11th as Sebastian Vettel on
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pole for Red Bull][1]
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Leaders of the pack: Sebastian Vettel will start the Australian Grand Prix on
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pole ahead of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso
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Photo: GETTY IMAGES
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By Steve Wilson and agencies 7:17AM GMT 27 Mar 2010
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On Friday night [Hamilton had his silver Mercedes impounded for 48 hours][2]
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when he was spotted "deliberately losing traction" as he left the circuit to
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join the main road.
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And the distraction of the former world champion's brush with the Melbourne
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law perhaps had a bearing on a disappointing showing from the McLaren driver,
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whose team-mate Jenson Button starts from fourth.
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Vettel, who finished runner up in last year's championship, had first place
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wrapped up by midway through Q3 when he clocked a time of one minute 23.919
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seconds at the Albert Park circuit.
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Webber, desperate to claim a maiden victory at his home grand prix, was just
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0.116 secs behind as he finished second while Bahrain GP winner Fernando
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Alonso will line up third on the grid in his Ferrari.
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''It is a great result for both of us and for the team,'' said Vettel.
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## Related Articles
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* [Button wins in Melbourne][3]
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27 Mar 2010
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* [Australian GP circuit guide][4]
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25 Mar 2010
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* [Australian Grand Prix: as it happened][5]
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27 Mar 2010
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* [Vettel out to avoid repeat of Bahrain][6]
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27 Mar 2010
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* [Hamilton reignites interest][7]
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26 Mar 2010
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* [Coulthard's Melbourne track guide][8]
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26 Mar 2010
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''It is a long race tomorrow but looking at qualifying today, I think we did
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well coming in with the car and improvements we made.
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''The result says it all and I am looking forward to tomorrow.''
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Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who finished second two weeks ago, lines up fifth
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while Nico Rosberg got the better of Mercedes team-mate Michael Schumacher to
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secure sixth with the seven-time world champion starting from seventh.
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Rubens Barrichello once again made it through to Q3 in his Williams and takes
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eighth on the grid with Renault's Robert Kubica and Adrian Sutil of Force
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India starting ninth and 10th respectively.
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While clouds had gathered above Albert Park for qualifying there were
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certainly some focused around Hamilton as his disappointing performance capped
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a troubling couple of days.
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The 25-year-old had been confident of bettering his drive in Bahrain where he
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qualified fourth as he bids for a second win in Australia in three years.
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Things looked promising when he set the fastest lap in free practice yesterday
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but then found himself in trouble with police after performing stunts in his
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Mercedes road car outside the circuit.
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With heavy traffic in the middle of the pack certain to be a factor tomorrow,
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Hamilton will undoubtedly face a struggle to climb through the field but he
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stressed last night's incident did not affect his performance.
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"It was something you learn from," he said. "I don't think it particularly
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affected today.
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"I wasn't fast enough. I feel I got everything out of the car, I just really
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didn't have any more grip out of the tyres.
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"It is unfortunate but I will just have to have a good race tomorrow
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hopefully."
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**Leading Positions after Qualifying**:
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1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 1min 23.919secs
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2 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1:24.035
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3 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 1:24.111
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**4 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:24.675**
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5 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1:24.837
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6 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:24.884
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7 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:24.927
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8 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Williams 1:25.217
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9 Robert Kubica (Pol) Renault 1:25.372
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10 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 1:26.036
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**11 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1:25.184**
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