Last update: 09/04/22 5:09 a.m. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sebastian Vettel suffers a huge crash in training at the Australian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel suffers a huge crash in training at the Australian Grand Prix. Lando Norris topped McLaren’s timing in an unexpected Australian Grand Prix training session before Saturday’s qualifiers, while Aston Martin’s weekend changed for the worse with accidents for both drivers. McLaren, after a disappointing start to the season plagued by brake problems, were much more competitive in Melbourne this weekend and Norris boosted its pace at a remarkable pace in Practice Three. The young Englishman set the pace with 1: 19.177, a tenth of a second ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso at the Alpine, another typical midfield team that seemed fast. Max Verstappen struggled for balance and was only seventh, although he did not go round the soft tires as he finished behind the other McLaren and in front of Lewis Hamilton in the first Mercedes, which is still out of rhythm. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Max Ferstappen turns his car into practice at the Australian Grand Prix.
Max Ferstappen turns his car into practice at the Australian Grand Prix.
The tangled peck series beautifully creates an unpredictable qualifier, which is live on Sky Sports F1 at 7 p.m. “It’s very special to know that McLaren can do that,” said Sky Di F1’s Paul Di Resta. “I hope there are four teams in the pole race.” One team that gets into this shootout with a lot of problems is Aston Martin. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Lewis Hamilton narrowly avoids a crash in training at the Australian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton narrowly avoids a crash in training at the Australian Grand Prix.
Their weekend had already been greatly shaken by Sebastian Vettel’s engine problem in the first practice, which knocked him out for the second session, and the German also had no lap time in the P3 before an accident at the high-speed chicane. which expired. in the morning and raised red flags. The session was then adjourned due to the red flags of Aston again in the closing stages, with Lance Stroll closing the next one. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Lance Stroll raises a red flag as he climbs the curb and loses part of his car.
Lance Stroll raises a red flag as he climbs the curb and loses part of his car. Stroll finished 19th at the end of the time sheets. In other words, George Russell was 11th for Mercedes, while Haas has fallen out of rhythm compared to the first double header, with the two drivers again out of the top-10.