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After following up his victory in Bahrain with second place in Saudi Arabia, could the Australian Grand Prix actually reveal more about Charles Leclerc’s capability to compete for the Formula 1 title in 2022?

Leclerc heads to the revised Albert Park circuit at the summit of the Drivers’ standings, 12 points ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz and with a not insignificant gap, even at this very early stage of the season, of 20 to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Already there is a sense Leclerc is a far more complete driver than when he last fought at the front of F1 in 2019, that the challenge of maximising the opportunities he manufactured for himself in midfield machinery in 2020 and 2021 has done wonders for his personal development.

Following his win in Bahrain, Leclerc said he felt “much grown as a driver” with everything “a bit more under control” compared to his short burst of success at Spa and Monza the best part of three years ago in his first season at Ferrari.

“He used to be very emotional and this year he has changed a lot,” Ferrari ambassador Marc Gene recently told the F1 Nation podcast.

“Charles is like a 2.0 version of himself. When I went to Barcelona for the private testing, we spent a lot of time together and he was completely changed in his mindset and his mentality, and you can see