When it seemed like we were about to face the first pole, it wasn’t meant to be Verstappen and Red Bulll, the Dutchman put things in their place. He was the only one to drop 1’16” with his 1:15.915 and managed to get pole position for the Australian GP race this Sunday.
Ferrari He was the big favorite going into the Free Practice sessions but Leclerc, who dominated two of the three practice sessions, failed in the final attempt. The one who remained closest to Verstappen’s time was a valiant Sainz, who after returning to action after surgery for appendicitis, He would start second with a time two tenths slower than Max.
Aston Martin, with two classifications with good speed in one lap, had a Q3 to forget. Alonso went wide in Turn 6, broke the flat bottom and was over a second and a half off pole time.. However, it was clear that those from Silverstone were nowhere near the top positions as Stroll was more than a second off the best time.
Things were even worse for Mercedes, who saw how Hamilton was left behind in Q3 by just 59 thousandths and he will be forced to overtake at a circuit, Albert Park, where overtaking is very complicated.
The starting grid for Sunday’s F1 2024 Australian GP
- Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 1:15.915
- Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 1:16.185
- Sergio Pérez (MEX/Red Bull) 1:16.274
- Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren) 1:16.315
- Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 1:16.435
- Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren) 1:16.572
- George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 1:16.724
- Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/RB) 1:16.788
- Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin) 1:17.072
- Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin) 1:17.552
- Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:16.960
- Alexander Albon (THA/Williams) 1:17.167
- Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Sauber) 1:17.340
- Kevin Magnussen (DIN/Haas) 1:17.427
- Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine) 1:17.697
- Nico Hülkenberg (ALE/Haas) 1:17.976
- Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine) 1:17.982
- Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RB) 1:18.085
- Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Sauber) 1:18.188
Source: La Verdad
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