Max Verstappen edges out Mercedes to take pole in Australia
Max Verstappen saw off a spirited Mercedes fightback to put his Red Bull on pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.
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Verstappen sets the pace ahead of Aus GP qualifying, but Alonso is on his heels
Double world champion Max Verstappen clocked the fastest time in the third and final practice on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix, but his Red Bull teammate Sergo Perez had a horror session to finish sixth.
Verstappen fastest in final practice at Australian Grand Prix
MELBOURNE : Formula One champion Max Verstappen topped the timesheet for Red Bull in the third and final practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday but his team mate Sergio Perez struggled through a mishap-strewn session.
No hope of challenging Red Bulls in Australia, says Lewis Hamilton
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton admitted on Friday that Mercedes had little hope of keeping pace with the Red Bulls in Australia, and matching his fifth-place finish in Saudi Arabia was a more realistic target.
Fernando Alonso Fastest In Wet Australian Second practice, Max Verstappen Third
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso topped the timesheets ahead of Ferrari ace Charles Leclerc in a rain-hit second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, but world champion Max Verstappen went fastest for the day. The Spanish veteran followed up his podium finishes at the first two races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia with another eye-opening run. He powered around the bumpy Albert Park circuit under darkening clouds before rain fell in a best time of one minute 18.887 seconds among his 13 laps, bettering his fourth place in the first one-hour session.
Australian Grand Prix: Rain causes unknowns as Fernando Alonso tops FP2 after chaotic FP1 in Melbourne
Fernando Alonso was fastest in a rain-affected second practice for the Australian Grand Prix. Alonso beat Charles Leclerc by 0.445 seconds, with Max Verstappen a further 0.170 further adrift, although all the best lap times were set on the medium tyres as rain meant the normal qualifying simulations were not conducted. Ad George Russell was fourth for Mercedes, while Lewis Hamilton struggled with setup so was down in 13th place.
Fernando Alonso fastest in rainy second practice at Australian Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso topped the timesheets for Aston Martin in a rain-hit second free practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday after Formula One champion Max Verstappen was quickest in the dry first session.
F1 clarifies pitstop penalties after Alonso confusion
MELBOURNE : Formula One officials confirmed on Friday that teams can no longer touch their cars with jacks during penalty pitstops in the wake of the Fernando Alonso controversy at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.