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<b>VICTORY IN MELBOURNE:</b> Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (left) speaks with actor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the podium after winning the season-opening 2015 Australian F1 GP. <i>Image: AP / Rob Griffith</i>
LONDON, England - The only thing that could keep Mercedes from running away with the Formula 1 title in 2015 lies off the track, not on it.
The season-opening 2015 Australian GP on March 15 revealed what fans had suspected: Mercedes' dominance in 2014 has not been eroded and may even have increased.
Even before Lewis Hamilton led Nico Rosberg past the chequered flag in yet another 1-2 the critics were out, denouncing the race as boring, the season ahead fait accompli.
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