Leclerc made an outstanding trip to Albert Park on a welcome return to Australia, with the meeting not held here for the past two years due to the pandemic. In his first hot run in the third quarter, Leclerc, who looked in good shape all weekend, set the pace at 1 minute and 18,239 seconds, but was just a tenth above Pérez, who was very competitive throughout. the duration of the qualifiers. Verstappen also looked strong, but for a small lock that cost him time in a terrible lap, a millimeter from Pérez. The session was interrupted when Fernando Alonso fell out of turn 11 after a hydraulic failure in his Alpine. It will start from the 10th place. The session resumed after 10 minutes with the track cooling as the shadows lengthened in Melbourne. Pérez pushed in his last hot lap and came so close, within a millimeter of Leclerc’s time, while Verstappen made a clean lap to reach the top. However, Leclerc had even more, his last lap was huge, counting 1: 17.868 to let his opponents crumble, three tenths above Verstappen. Mercedes had sent Hamilton and Russell out early to warm up their tires and for the first time over the weekend its car seemed at least capable of pushing, with Hamilton and Russell finding the best times in their final laps, but mostly it was still. a whole second below the leaders. It is Leclerc’s 11th pole position, his first in Australia and his second for Ferrari this season, as they took first place in Bahrain and went on to turn it into a one-two finish. Quick guide
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Thank you for your response. For Ferrari it’s a moment to enjoy a track they have not won a pole on since Kimi Räikkönen last saw it in 2007, the last year Scuderia won the drivers’ championship. He ends a remarkable series for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes in Albert Park. Hamilton has a record eight poles here, including the last six in a row. This year, with Mercedes still out of rhythm, Leclerc’s challenge is from an up-and-coming Red Bull and they did a great job of taking them off a track where they looked strong. The pole gives Leclerc every opportunity to extend the league advantage to what is evolving into a tough title fight with Red Bull. It is currently ahead by 45 points, with Sainz second with 33 and Verstappen third with 25. However, Sunday’s race promises not to be forced. Overtaking has traditionally been very difficult at Albert Park, but there is optimism that the changes to the track this year will lead to a more competitive race. Various angles have been redesigned, while the chicane at 9 and 10 turns has been removed, allowing a long run along the lake to the provocative fast chicane at the back of the track. The track re-emerged for the first time since its first race in 1996 with what is expected to be a tight, abrasive surface. Lewis Hamilton improved to fifth place after struggling in 13th place in Friday’s practice. Photo: Dan Istitene / Formula 1 / Getty Images Daniel Ricciardo was seventh for McLaren, Esteban Ocon was eighth for Alpine and Carlos Sainz was ninth for Ferrari. Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda were in 11th and 13th place for AlphaTauri. Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou in 12th and 14th for Alfa Romeo, with Mick Schumacher in 15th for Haas. Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll both crashed with Aston Martins in the last training session, but the team managed to repair their cars. Stroll, however, did not set a time and would start in 1920 9th, with Sebastian Vettel in 18th. Williams’ Nicholas Latifi fell out of Q3 after hitting Stroll as he tried to pass him and will start from 19th to 9th place. The incident is under investigation. Williams teammate Alex Albon finished 16th, 6th with Kevin Magnussen in 17th and 7th place for Haas.
title: “Leclerc On Australian F1 Gp Pole With Verstappen Second And Hamilton Fifth Formula One " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-21” author: “Marjorie Doll”
Leclerc made an outstanding trip to Albert Park on a welcome return to Australia, with the meeting not held here for the past two years due to the pandemic. In his first hot run in the third quarter, Leclerc, who looked in good shape all weekend, set the pace at 1 minute and 18,239 seconds, but was just a tenth above Pérez, who was very competitive throughout. the duration of the qualifiers. Verstappen also looked strong, but for a small lock that cost him time in a terrible lap, a millimeter from Pérez. The session was interrupted when Fernando Alonso fell out of turn 11 after a hydraulic failure in his Alpine. It will start from the 10th place. The session resumed after 10 minutes with the track cooling as the shadows lengthened in Melbourne. Pérez pushed in his last hot lap and came so close, within a millimeter of Leclerc’s time, while Verstappen made a clean lap to reach the top. However, Leclerc had even more, his last lap was huge, counting 1: 17.868 to let his opponents crumble, three tenths above Verstappen. Mercedes had sent Hamilton and Russell out early to warm up their tires and for the first time over the weekend its car seemed at least capable of pushing, with Hamilton and Russell finding the best times in their final laps, but mostly it was still. a whole second below the leaders. It is Leclerc’s 11th pole position, his first in Australia and his second for Ferrari this season, as they took first place in Bahrain and went on to turn it into a one-two finish. Quick guide
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Thank you for your response. For Ferrari it’s a moment to enjoy a track they have not won a pole on since Kimi Räikkönen last saw it in 2007, the last year Scuderia won the drivers’ championship. He ends a remarkable series for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes in Albert Park. Hamilton has a record eight poles here, including the last six in a row. This year, with Mercedes still out of rhythm, Leclerc’s challenge is from an up-and-coming Red Bull and they did a great job of taking them off a track where they looked strong. The pole gives Leclerc every opportunity to extend the league advantage to what is evolving into a tough title fight with Red Bull. It is currently ahead by 45 points, with Sainz second with 33 and Verstappen third with 25. However, Sunday’s race promises not to be forced. Overtaking has traditionally been very difficult at Albert Park, but there is optimism that the changes to the track this year will lead to a more competitive race. Various angles have been redesigned, while the chicane at 9 and 10 turns has been removed, allowing a long run along the lake to the provocative fast chicane at the back of the track. The track re-emerged for the first time since its first race in 1996 with what is expected to be a tight, abrasive surface. Lewis Hamilton improved to fifth place after struggling in 13th place in Friday’s practice. Photo: Dan Istitene / Formula 1 / Getty Images Daniel Ricciardo was seventh for McLaren, Esteban Ocon was eighth for Alpine and Carlos Sainz was ninth for Ferrari. Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda were in 11th and 13th place for AlphaTauri. Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou in 12th and 14th for Alfa Romeo, with Mick Schumacher in 15th for Haas. Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll both crashed with Aston Martins in the last training session, but the team managed to repair their cars. Stroll, however, did not set a time and will start in 20th place, with Vettel in 18th. Williams’ Nicholas Latifi fell out of Q3 after hitting Stroll as he tried to pass him and will start in 19th place. The incident is under investigation. Williams teammate Alex Albon finished 16th with Kevin Magnussen in 17th for Haas.
