Lewis Hamilton Shows Mercedes’ True Speed in 2015 Australian GP Qualifying

So just how fast are Mercedes this year?That had been the single biggest question mark across the paddock since the 2015 Formula One season sparked into life at the beginning of February, when it became clear the Silver Arrows' main focus across the winter was to eradicate the reliability problems of their title-winning 2014 campaign.For much of the three pre-season tests in Spain, Lewis Hamilton, the reigning world champion, and Nico Rosberg, his team-mate, seemed content enough to just keep piling on the laps, getting as much mileage on their new toy, the W06 Hybrid, as possible.Sure, there were flashes of pace—Rosberg's benchmark time on Day 2 of the final test, for example, sent ripples up and down the pit lane—but for the m...

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