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Lewis Hamilton's performance diverted attention away from an inconvenient truth in Australia - namely that nothing much was happening on the track. Some cynics might say, 'What's new?', but actually if you compare it to last year, it is new. One year ago the Australian Grand Prix produced several very tense battles through the field, with seesawing variations in performance and lots of incidents. Up front, Fernando Alonso was pretty dominant, but first he'd had to find a way around a very defensive Jenson Button, something that had taken several crowd-on-their-feet attempts, and for a time in the early stages it looked like Fernando had a real fight on his hands from Kimi Raikkonen, the McLaren cutting dramatically into the Renault's lead until its front wing endplate support fractured. Every time it looked like stalemate had set in, there would be another incident and the safety car would be triggered, bunching up the field once more. But even more critically, the cooled tyres then created a huge variation in how well the cars performed - and position changes were rife as drivers in cars that warmed their tyres quickly were able to be opportunistic in how they dealt with those struggling to get warm-up performance. © 2020 Autosport
In the magazine: Wheldon the Lionheart In AUTOSPORT magazine this week, we reflect on the life of Dan Wheldon with those who knew him best, and remember the day, just a month before his death, when he showed off IndyCar's staircase of talent Mag 
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In his own words: The secret to Raikkonen's F1 longevity Kimi Raikkonen was predictably underwhelmed when he became F1's most experienced driver at the Eifel Grand Prix, but in an exclusive and revealing interview with Autosport, that could be part of the secret of his success F1 
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The Sochi-like Portimao feature that even has Mercedes puzzled Formula 1 got its first proper feel for the Portimao track on Friday, where Mercedes led the way despite the red flag stoppages, as the pack discovered a specific characteristic at the Portuguese GP venue that led to many mistakes F1 
Why F1’s overdue Portugal return matters Portugal has been the scene of high drama across many eras in Formula 1, says BEN EDWARDS, which is why the return of the Portuguese Grand Prix is something to be savoured F1 
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