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Mercedes lock out front row of the grid while world champion Lando Norris qualifies sixth in Melbourne

There’s a renewed sense of optimism at Ferrari this season, one that, Giles Richards writes, is reflected in the spirit of Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton, F1’s first black race driver, has also taken the opportunity at the first race of the season to call for a movement to “take Africa back” and shed the influence of former colonial powers, as well as reiterated his desire to see F1 bring a race to the continent.