Alonso felt he could have joined fight for pole
Fernando Alonso felt he had the pace in his Alpine to challenge for pole position at the Australian Grand Prix before a hydraulic failure put him in the wall.
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How Alonso’s F1 DRS campaign found Alpine some speed in Melbourne
For some teams, the removal of the fourth DRS zone made no immediate difference. But for others – notably Aston Martin – it led to some last minute scrabbling around to change the car set-up to suit, triggering a chain of events that led to a disastrous Saturday for the Silverstone team.
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.
Fernando Alonso bemoans Australian GP misfortune that may have cost him pole
Fernando Alonso has offered his thoughts on qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, with a technical fault costing him a potential shot at pole position.
Lewis Hamilton will be in Formula One for many more years – Toto Wolff
Lewis Hamilton will be in Formula One for many more years, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has claimed despite the Briton’s dissatisfactory start to the new season.
Leclerc beats Verstappen to pole after Qualy crashes, Merc improve
Championship leader Charles Leclerc will start on pole for the Australian Grand Prix after outpacing 2022 rival Max Verstappen with his final lap of an exciting Melbourne qualifying that was disrupted by crashes.
Carlos Sainz admits 'anger' at 'disaster' Australian Grand Prix qualifying
Whilst Charles Leclerc sealed pole position for Ferrari in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, his team-mate Carlos Sainz was experiencing a far different set of emotions.