Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Australian GP at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne. Carlos Sainz, who is making his comeback after surgery for appendicitis in Australia, qualified alongside Verstappen on the front row while Sergio Perez completed the top three.
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Because Alex Albon damaged his F1 car so badly during a crash on Friday that it could not be repaired, Williams teammate Logan Sargeant had to hand over his F1 car to Albon. Painful for Logan Sargeant who had to watch from the sidelines during qualifying and so we only had nineteen drivers who would compete for grid positions on the starting grid.
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Home driver Daniel Ricciardo was one of the drivers who died in Q1. During his ultimate fast lap, the Australian went a little too wide in a corner and lost his lap time. Immediately one of the two home drivers was out, Oscar Piastri continued without any problems in the McLaren with a ninth fastest time.
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In Q2 we saw Oscar Piastri give the home crowd value for their money, the Australian managed to advance to Q3. McLaren clearly did better than Mercedes, which again experienced a difficult race weekend. George Russell narrowly managed to advance to Q3 with a tenth fastest time, but Lewis Hamilton was eliminated with an eleventh fastest time. Hamilton's body language spoke volumes, the seven-time world champion would love to drive for Ferrari now.
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At the top of Q2 we saw both Ferraris above Max Verstappen with a fastest time for Carlos Sainz, followed by Charles Leclerc and Verstappen. The top three were within two tenths, heralding an exciting battle for pole.
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In Q3 we initially saw Carlos Sainz set the fastest time, followed by teammate Charles Leclerc in the second Ferrari. However, it was Max Verstappen who suddenly stepped up his game and with a fastest time was suddenly about three tenths faster than the Ferraris.
However, a second ultimate attempt followed and Max Verstappen went even faster. He was the only driver to dip under the time of 1:16, putting Max Verstappen on pole. Carlos Sainz qualified on the front row, a serious boost for the Spaniard, especially after his operation for appendicitis.
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So no Ferrari in pole position and with that Verstappen seems to have already taken a first important hurdle towards a possible third victory this season, especially because Charles Leclerc in the second Ferrari will only start the race in fifth place after a mistake during his ultimate fast lap. to start.
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