Australian GP: The start of the 2002 race was absolute chaos
The Australian Grand Prix is nearly here and it’s exciting to have Albert Park back on the calendar after seeing the race postponed in both 2020 and 2021.
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Australian GP: Unlucky Alonso eyed pole position before crash
Fernando Alonso said he was in the hunt for pole position at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday before a hydraulics failure saw him crash his Alpine in the final phase of qualifying. Spaniard Alonso was showing impressive pace before the problem shut his car down and had him plough into a wall before he could complete his lap at Albert Park. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc ended up taking pole ahead of the Red Bull cars, while Alonso's misfortune will see him start 10th on the grid on Sunday.
Charles Leclerc takes pole at Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton starts fifth
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will start the Australian Grand Prix from fifth after Charles Leclerc secured pole position for Sunday's race.
Australian Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc Grabs Pole Ahead Of Max Verstappen
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen -- and in the process broke Lewis Hamilton's stranglehold on the grid in Melbourne. Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez is on the second row after coming in third ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris. Mercedes' Hamilton, who has been the pole-sitter eight times in Melbourne, including the last six in a row at Albert Park, will start fifth. It is a second pole of the year for Leclerc after the season-opening race in Bahrain, where he went on to win.
Charles Leclerc grabs pole number 2 ahead of Max Verstappen for Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen - and in the process broke Lewis Hamilton's stranglehold on the grid in Melbourne.
F1 | Carlos Sainz: "Tenemos mucho y hay que mirarlo porque no es normal"
Parco en palabras, Carlos Sainz no ocultó su frustración cuando charló con AS después de la clasificación de Albert Park. Luchaba por la pole, pero la bandera roja del accidente de Alonso borró el tiempo que iba a marcar cuando estaba a punto de cruzar la línea de meta (hubiera sido segundo) y un fallo al arrancar el motor arruinó su último intento. «El motor no arrancaba, así que no hemos podido hacer dos vueltas de preparación, ni una buena vuelta, porque he salido con los neumáticos fríos», explica el piloto madrileño. Aspiraba a un tiempo «muy parecido al de Charles (Leclerc), estaba en la pelea por la pole toda la clasificación».
Lewis Hamilton improves as Charles Leclerc claims pole for Australian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton will start the Australian Grand Prix from fifth as Charles Leclerc secured pole position for Sunday’s race.
Charles Leclerc seals Ferrari's first pole position in Melbourne for 15 years ahead of Australian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc took his second pole position of the season with a blistering performance at the Australian Grand Prix. The Ferrari, quickest in second practice at Albert Park, topped the timing charts with a 1:17:868, with Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez unable to match the in-form Monegasque driver in Melbourne, with second and third-placed finishes respectively.