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Charles Leclerc extends championship lead with Australian GP win
Charles Leclerc extended his championship lead on Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix as he took victory in Melbourne, with both Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz retiring.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc wins Formula 1 Australian Grand PrixP
MELBOURNE: Charles Leclerc has completed a dominant weekend in his Ferrari after converting his pole position into a comprehensive triumph in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.The 24-year-old Leclerc extended his lead in the drivers’ championship while claiming his second win of the season following victory in the season-opening race in Bahrain.Leclerc was able to hold off Red Bull rival Max Verstappen during the opening laps and defended well mid-race under safety car conditions to pull away for a decisive 20.524-second victory.Sergio Perez overcame a slow start to take second ahead of the Mercedes’ combination of George Russell, who secured his first podium finish for the season, and Lewis Hamilton.McLaren pair Orlando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth and sixth.Verstappen, the world champion, endured another frustrating race when a mechanical failure ended his hopes while he was running second 39 laps into the 58-lap race.But Verstappen never really challenged Leclerc, whose Ferrari was clearly the quicker car under race conditions in Melbourne.The drivers’ championship leader, who pitted on Lap 22, confirmed that when posting the fastest lap of 1 minute, 20.260 seconds with a final-lap flourish.“The car was incredible today. Really.
Charles Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix to extend his F1 championship lead
Charles Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix to extend his lead in the Formula One championship.
Leclerc takes second season win with maiden Australian Grand Prix victory, Verstappen retires
Charles Leclerc wins his second race of the season for Ferrari and has a comfortable lead in the standings. Max Verstappen suffered a second DNF in the last laps of the race.
Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari
MELBOURNE :Charles 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.
F1 | GP de Australia: Peor imposible, salvo Leclerc
Dicen los que le conocen que ya no pasa nervios cuando sale desde la pole, que duerme tranquilo porque sabe lo que hay. Charles Leclerc no necesita ayudas externas para arrasar en este inicio de Mundial y su paseo fue militar en el GP de Australia, ganó desde la primera posición de la parrilla sin medio sobresalto, quizás ni siquiera miró por el retrovisor. Pero por detrás, sus dos principales rivales por el título se borraron del mapa, por causas diferentes: Sainz sufrió un trompo en la primera vuelta y quedó atrapado en la grava tras una mala salida con los neumáticos duros, condicionada a su vez por el cóctel explosivo de mala suerte y falta de fiabilidad el sábado, que le condenó al 10º de la parrilla. Y Verstappen aparcó el Red Bull veinte vueltas antes del final porque algo olía fatal y echaba humo. Desde fuera, huele a incendio del motor Honda, y es su segundo abandono en tres carreras. Dos ceros para él, uno para Sainz, y dos triunfos para Leclerc, que es cada vez más líder y en Melbourne se quedó sin oposición.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz suffers second-lap crash after torrid start to Australian Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz’s miserable weekend at the Australian Grand Prix continued as the Ferrari driver spun out on the second lap of Sunday’s race. Having qualified ninth, well adrift of team-mate and pole-sitter Charles Leclerc, the 27-year-old lost five places on the opening lap after a difficult start in hot Melbourne conditions.