MELBOURNE, Australia -- Fresh from claiming pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has hailed his Mercedes as "the best I have experienced".
Hamilton scored his fourth consecutive pole in Melbourne finishing 0.268s ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and another half tenth in front of new teammate Valtteri Bottas. The three-time world champion is convinced the work Mercedes has put in during the off-season is beginning to pay enormous dividends.
"It is incredible, the best I have ever experienced here," said Hamilton. "The grip is fantastic, you can really push into these corners. I have not had the car skating around on low grip tyres like we have had in the past.