Max Verstappen sees off Mercedes to take Australian Grand Prix pole position
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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Max Verstappen takes Australian Grand Prix pole position from George Russell and Lewis Hamilton as Sergio Perez crashes
Max Verstappen took pole position from George Russell and Lewis Hamilton for the Australian Grand Prix in tricky conditions during qualifying in Melbourne. Light rain before qualifying, cool conditions and chaos in the three practice sessions meant there were plenty of unknowns, but Verstappen came out on top with a superb final run in Q3 that was 0.236 seconds faster than Russell, with Hamilton another 0.136 seconds further adrift. Ad Verstappen, who has never won at Albert Park, was the only driver in Q3 to not do a warm-up lap before his flying laps.
Australian F1 chief keen on night race
The chairperson of the Australian Grand Prix says he is keen on the event changing to a night-time race but admitted on Thursday it would take years of planning.
Formula One world championship poised to launch team based in Gulf
The Formula One world championship could soon have a team based in the Gulf, a former racing boss has said.
Mercedes targeting big gains says Wolff
Formula One champions Red Bull are in a league of their own but once-dominant Mercedes can see big gains ahead after going back to the drawing board with their car.
Red Bull ‘are in a league of their own’ ahead of Bahrain GP – George Russell
George Russell fears Max Verstappen’s Red Bull will be in a “league of their own” at Formula One’s opening race of the season in Bahrain.
Fourth DRS zone to make F1 Australian Grand Prix fastest ever
A fourth DRS zone will ensure the fastest Australian Grand Prix ever at Albert Park with cars reaching speeds of up 340kph (211mph), race boss Andrew Westacott said.
Fast Australian GP predicted as Melbourne gets another DRS zone
MELBOURNE : Organisers are promising the fastest Australian Grand Prix ever after the addition of a fourth DRS zone at the Albert Park circuit for the third round of the Formula One season in early April.