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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Philip Duncan

Lando Norris tops first practice session as Ollie Bearman crashes out

McLaren driver Lando Norris (PA/David Davies) - (PA Wire)

Lando Norris topped the first Formula One practice session of the new season as British teenager Ollie Bearman crashed out and Lewis Hamilton could manage only 12th.

Prior to Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, Norris is the bookmakers’ favourite to claim his first world championship and the McLaren driver saw off Williams’ Carlos Sainz by 0.149 seconds with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third.

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