Lando Norris will start the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from pole position, but will he be able to convert it into victory with tricky conditions forecast? McLaren sealed a front row lock-out in qualifying at Albert Park, with reigning world champion Max Verstappen completing the top three. Verstappen is backed as a huge threat to McLaren in the race, should wet conditions persist throughout the grand prix. Mercedes' George Russell starts in fourth, ahead of the surprise duo of Yuki Tsunoda and Alex Albon. Ferrari have work to do in the first race of the year, as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualified in seventh and eighth, respectively. Who will claim Australian GP victory? Have your say by voting in the poll below!

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