In qualifying with several accidents, the Ferrari driver took the lead in Albert Park on Saturday, followed by the Red Bull tandem Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. After Bahrain, it is Leclerc’s second pole of the young season and his eleventh overall.
After two races, the Monegasse is twelve World Championship points ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard didn’t get better than ninth this time. Fourth on the grid is Britain’s Lando Norris in a McLaren, with Mercedes on the third row with Lewis Hamilton in fifth and George Russell in sixth.
Vettel had to worry about qualifying use
After his accident in the final training session, Sebastian Vettel had to worry about his qualifying effort. The 34-year-old German crashed his Aston Martin into the barrier just after losing control. The left front suspension of the car was severely damaged. The second Aston Martin driver, Lance Stroll, also caused an accident and his car also had to be recovered.
What the Canadians couldn’t do, the mechanics did with Vettel. His car was repaired for a quick qualifying lap. However, under pressure, Vettel only managed to get to the 18th time. Stroll’s race car was not ready in time.
Source: Nachrichten
