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Charles Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari

Leclerc claimed his second win of the Formula One season for Ferrari with a pole-to-flag victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday as Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen suffered "deja vu" with another retirement. Leclerc's car showed impressive pace and performance on the upgraded Albert Park circuit to seal his fourth career win ahead of Red Bull's runner-up Sergio Perez, while third-placed George Russell grabbed his second podium and first for Mercedes in an encouraging day for the struggling constructors' champions. "What a race and what pace," said a thrilled Leclerc on the team radio, having finished more than 20 seconds ahead of Perez in the 58-lap race.

F1 | Carlos Sainz: "Todo ha salido mal"

Carlos Sainz explicó tras bajarse del coche una primera vuelta caótica que empezó en la salida y terminó en la grava, tras un trompo que dejó atrapado al Ferrari. «Se complicó todo desde la salida. Tuvimos un problema en el volante, lo he tenido que cambiar antes de salir, no estaba bien configurado y he tenido un problema de anti-stall en la salida. Nos ha costado varias posiciones en la salida, he intentado arriesgar con una rueda dura que estaba fría y he hecho un error que nos ha costado el trompo y retirarnos. Problemas el sábado con cosas que tenemos que intentar que no vuelvan a pasar y por mi parte también, fin de semana negativo por el error que he hecho hoy», dijo a las televisiones.

Charles Leclerc Wins Australian Grand Prix As Max Verstappen Fails To Finish

A flawless Charles Leclerc led from start to finish to steer his Ferrari to an action-packed win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with world champion Max Verstappen failing to finish. The world championship leader from Monaco started from pole, held his position at the first corner and never looked back, scorching round the 58-lap Albert Park circuit to take the chequered flag by a massive 20.5 seconds. Red Bull's Sergio Perez was second with George Russell an encouraging third for the struggling Mercedes and his seven-time world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton fourth.

Charles Leclerc dominates Australian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen DNF, Lewis Hamilton behind George Russell

Charles Leclerc took his second win of the season as he dominated the Australian Grand Prix with a lights-to-flag victory, as his potential championship rival, Max Verstappen hit more technical issues in a worrying run of form. In the first three races of this year’s championship, the world champion already has two DNF’s to his name — something which could really hamper his championship credentials.