Australian GP: Hamilton and Button qualify in top spots

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) has taken pole position for the Australian Grand Prix after topping qualifying ahead of team-mate Jenson Button (second) and Lotus’s Romain Grosjean (third).

After all the smoke and mirrors of pre-season testing it is McLaren who have thrown down the gauntlet to their rivals, with Hamilton grabbing the 20th pole of his career to edge out his fellow Briton.