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Carlos Sainz Wins Australian GP In Ferrari 1-2 After Max Verstappen’s DNF | Formula 1 News
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Carlos Sainz Wins Australian GP In Ferrari 1-2 After Max Verstappen’s DNF | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Carlos Sainz surged to victory at the Australian Grand Prix Sunday to snap Red Bull's winning start to the season after three-time world champion Max Verstappen sensationally failed to finish. The Spaniard, who had appendicitis surgery two weeks ago and missed the last race, took the chequered flag 2.3 seconds ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc, with McLaren's Lando Norris a bold third. It was Sainz's third grand prix win and first since Singapore last year. But it was a disastrous day for pole-sitter Verstappen, who limped out with smoke billowing from his car after being passed by front-row partner Sainz on lap two."I have smoke, blue smoke, fire, fire," the Dutchman said on the team radio before his first retirement in more than two years after what appeared to be a re...
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Max Verstappen On Pole Ahead Of Carlos Sainz At Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen On Pole Ahead Of Carlos Sainz At Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Dominant three-time world champion Max Verstappen clinched a third straight pole of the season on Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix as the flying Dutchman targets a record 10th consecutive win. In overcast conditions at Melbourne's Albert Park, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, back in the car barely two weeks after appendicitis surgery, came second in tense qualifying and will keep the Red Bull ace company on the front row."A bit unexpected today, but very happy -- both (Q3) laps felt very nice," said Verstappen, who is looking to repeat his feat from last year when he won in Australia from pole."A bit of a tricky weekend so far, Ferrari seem very quick in the long runs so that makes tomorrow exciting."The Dutchman knocked out his rivals with a flying lap of one minute 15.915, 0.270 se...
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Charles Leclerc Outpaces Max Verstappen In Second Practice For Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Charles Leclerc Outpaces Max Verstappen In Second Practice For Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Charles Leclerc went quickest ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, with Carlos Sainz third barely two weeks after surgery. Leclerc clocked a best lap round the Albert Park circuit of one minute 17.277 seconds, 0.381 clear of Red Bull's Verstappen, who won in Melbourne last year from pole. Verstappen ran over a kerb late in first practice and damaged the floor of his car, meaning the team were still working on the issue when the second session started.The Dutchman eventually emerged as the last driver out after missing 22 minutes and he struggled initially to make inroads on medium tyres as others switched to softs.But when he made the tyre change he began flying to narrowly miss topping the timesheets.The Red B...
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Carlos Sainz Set For Australian GP Return After Appendicitis Surgery | Formula 1 News
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Carlos Sainz Set For Australian GP Return After Appendicitis Surgery | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Carlos Sainz came third behind the two Red Bulls in Bahrain GP.© AFPFerrari's Carlos Sainz is set to be back in the cockpit at the Australian Grand Prix this week after recovering from surgery for appendicitis, the team said Wednesday. The Spaniard missed the last Formula One race in Saudi Arabia, with 18-year-old British reserve driver Oliver Bearman a late replacement. The teenage rookie finished an impressive seventh in his debut, driving with the cool aplomb of a seasoned campaigner to underline his huge potential. But Bearman is set to return to Formula 2 with Sainz fit again."Carlos Sainz is expected to be back in the car, having had to miss Jeddah with appendicitis," Ferrari said in its race preview.Sainz came third behind winner Max Verstappen and Red Bull teamma...
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Max Verstappen Heavy Favourite In Melbourne As Red Bull Drama Rumbles On | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Heavy Favourite In Melbourne As Red Bull Drama Rumbles On | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen will be heavy favourite to make it three wins from three this season as his Red Bull team attempt to put weeks of paddock intrigue behind them at the Australian Grand Prix. The Dutch three-time world champion emphatically led home teammate Sergio Perez in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the celebrations were overshadowed by team disunity and allegations against Christian Horner. The long-serving Red Bull boss was cleared of inappropriate conduct involving a woman colleague ahead of the season-opener in Sakhir and tried to put a lid on the drama in Jeddah.But the unnamed woman has appealed to Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of the all-conquering Formula One team.She has also reportedly lodged an official complaint to Formula One's governing body the FIA, ensuring the...
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Max Verstappen Beats Lewis Hamilton To Win Chaotic Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Beats Lewis Hamilton To Win Chaotic Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship. The world champion began from pole and despite being passed by Mercedes pair George Russell and Hamilton at the start, he kept his cool to win a race red flagged three times, with multiple crashes. Hamilton came home second ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who made it three podiums from three this year."We had a very poor start, lap one I was careful as I had a lot to lose," said Dutchman Verstappen, who won the season-opening race in Bahrain and came second in Jeddah a fortnight ago."After that, the pace of the car was quick. With these red flags, I don't know, I don't really understand. It was a bit...
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Mercedes Will Take ‘Huge’ Confidence From Australia: George Russell | Formula 1 News
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Mercedes Will Take ‘Huge’ Confidence From Australia: George Russell | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] George Russell said his Mercedes car was the "best" he had raced and the team took "huge" confidence from qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix regardless of what happens in the race. The Briton will start from the front row in Melbourne on Sunday alongside dominant Red Bull champion Max Verstappen, with his teammate Lewis Hamilton third. Their efforts, outpacing Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and both the Ferraris, raised hopes that they could make the podium. Team boss Toto Wolff said this week Mercedes had made "promising" progress since the first two grand prix of the season, and Russell said he couldn't be happier."I think we're learning more about this car, I don't think it is where we want it to be, but it's evolved, just for the set up, from Bahrain to Jeddah to here," h...
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Max Verstappen On Pole In Australia As Mercedes Bounce Back | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen On Pole In Australia As Mercedes Bounce Back | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Double world champion Max Verstappen claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes' George Russell, but his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez had a torrid time and will start last. In overcast and cool conditions, Lewis Hamilton in the other Mercedes was third ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso in a tight session that went to the wire. Last year's winner Charles Leclerc came seventh in the Ferrari, with his teammate Carlos Sainz fifth. It was a huge performance from Mercedes, whose W14 has struggled for speed but is clearly improving as they bettered Ferrari.Lance Stroll in the other Aston Martin will start sixth ahead of Leclerc with Williams' Alexander Albon a shock eighth.Alpine's Pierre Gasly was ninth with Nico Hulkenberg in a Haas rounding out th...
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Fernando Alonso Fastest In Wet Australian Second practice, Max Verstappen Third | Formula 1 News
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Fernando Alonso Fastest In Wet Australian Second practice, Max Verstappen Third | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] 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."The afternoon was obviously impacted by the rain, so there is still some work to do tomorrow," said Alonso."We need to learn more about the tyres and the long-run pace of the car because there was not much time for ...
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Mercedes Sees ‘Promising’ Signs Ahead Of Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Mercedes Sees ‘Promising’ Signs Ahead Of Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] A cautiously optimistic Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said the team has made "promising" progress since the first two Grand Prix of the season, with another solid points haul on his wish list for Melbourne this weekend. On the high-speed, power-friendly Jeddah track a fortnight ago, there were distinct signs of life as Mercedes left Ferrari floundering, with George Russell finishing fourth and Lewis Hamilton fifth. It was a clear improvement from the season-opening race in Bahrain, where they offered little competition to the Ferrari, Aston Martin or victorious Red Bull teams.While they remain well adrift of the dominant Red Bull team, Wolff said their W14 car was improving."The progress we saw in Saudi Arabia was encouraging. We maximised the package we had and scored some solid point...
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