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 <b>FASTEST IN OZ: </b> Mercedes Nico Rosberg tops the timesheets during the first and second practice sessions ahead of the 2015 Australian GP. <i>Image: AP / Rob Griffith. </i>
<b>FASTEST IN OZ: </b> Mercedes Nico Rosberg tops the timesheets during the first and second practice sessions ahead of the 2015 Australian GP. <i>Image: AP / Rob Griffith. </i>

MELBOURNE, Australia - Lewis Hamilton expects qualifying for the 2015 Australian GP to be another fierce battle with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, after being shaded by a tenth of a second by Rosberg during practice on Friday (March 12).

Mercedes enjoyed the perfect start to the new Formula 1 season, with world runner-up Rosberg pipping champion Hamilton in both sessions, as rival drivers struggled with reliability problems at Albert Park.

Hamilton said: "I would imagine it will be as tight as it always is. It's always going to be between us."

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