Intriguingly, the story was removed from the Sky News website after a few
hours last night. The development came on the eve of today’s season-opening
Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne where McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton took pole
from team-mate Jenson Button and said afterwards it felt “incredible” to
start so well.
McLaren’s qualifying pace was even more encouraging because their main rivals
in recent years – Ferrari and Red Bull – both struggled over one lap.