McLaren hits the big 50 in Australia
McLaren reached a significant milestone thanks to Jenson Button's Australian Grand Prix victory. Michele Merlino reveals what it was and picks his way through the rest of the facts and stats from the Melbourne weekend
The Australian Grand Prix provided a milestone achievement for McLaren, with the British squad recording its 50th clean sweep of a race weekend by claiming pole position, via Lewis Hamilton, plus a race win and fastest lap for Jenson Button.
McLaren lies third in the all-time rankings for this achievement, behind Ferrari (86) and Williams (52).
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