Last update: 08/04/22 6:01 a.m. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Karun Chandhok analyzes Carlos Sainz’s fastest lap from FP1 of Albert Park’s new Australian GP lineup. Karun Chandhok analyzes Carlos Sainz’s fastest lap from FP1 of Albert Park’s new Australian GP lineup. Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc set an early benchmark for the Australian Grand Prix, reaching the top of the schedule at the end of Friday’s first training session. It was Sainz, currently second in the drivers’ championship, who was ahead of Bahrain GP winner and title leader Leclerc, having both times under 1:20 on the new Albert Park track with soft tires. The Red Bull couple, Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, were just behind them in third and fourth place respectively, but Lewis Hamilton was more than 1.2 seconds behind Sainz’s best time as Mercedes tackled the issues. who had faced the W13 car at the beginning of the season. . Mercedes did not make any upgrades in Melbourne, unlike the faster rivals Ferrari and Red Bull who made their debut with a new diffuser and front wing respectively. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sebastian Vettel runs to catch a fire extinguisher as his car engine starts to smoke.
Sebastian Vettel runs to catch a fire extinguisher as his car engine starts to smoke.
Sebastian Vettel’s return to action after missing the first two races of 2022 due to Covid-19, meanwhile, ended with his Aston Martin breaking into a cloud of smoke – one of two incidents that caused the short red flag. Sainz was late to start training in Melbourne after Ferrari changed plans to gather some data on the front wing bend that had occurred the previous time in Saudi Arabia, but as soon as the Spaniard arrived at the track both he and Leclerc they saw a little eye. – hardening times on hard tires. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player On board with Carlos Sainz as Ferrari shows early signs of a seal.
On board with Carlos Sainz as Ferrari shows early signs of a seal. The transition to soft Pirellis for both of them in the second half of the hour session gave them the pace to follow the rest of the field, with Perez and Verstappen finishing behind them after running exclusively on soft tires during P1. Hamilton had the best performance of the Mercedes drivers in the seventh fastest time of the session, with teammate George Russell in 12th place. Elsewhere on the pitch, there were some encouraging signs for McLaren as Lando Norris finished fifth faster, with Daniel Ricciardo – competing in his home Grand Prix – in eighth. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sebastian Vettel entertains the crowd on the way back to the pits after an engine failure.
Sebastian Vettel entertains the crowd on the way back to the pits after an engine failure.
Alpine pair Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso were sixth and ninth respectively, with Alfa Romeo Valterri Bottas completing the top 10. Vettel, meanwhile, finished 13th after his injury that disrupted the session, with a piece of debris from the back of Perez’s car highlighting the red flags earlier in the day. A second training session follows on Friday, with the session live at 7 p.m. at Sky Sports F1 with a gathering from 6.45 a.m.

An Australian GP Exercise Sheet

                Driver team time 1) Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1: 19.806 2) Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.571 3) Sergio Perez Red Bull +0.593 4) Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.820 5) Lando Norris McLaren +1.072 6) Alpineste +1.  Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +1.221 8) Daniel Ricciardo McLaren +1.349 9) Fernando Alonso Alpine +1.423 10) Valterri Bottas Alfa Romeo +1.441 11) Yuki Tsunoda Alpha Tauri +1.483 1200 + 1 Georgettel.  14) Pierre Gasly Alpha Tauri +1.895 15) Guanyu Zhao Alfa Romeo +2.015 16) Lance Stroll Aston Martin +2.063 17) Alex Albon Williams +2.948 18) Kevin Magnussen Haas +3.380 19) 19) Williams +380 19) Williams +4.543