Buenos Aires, April 1 (NA) — The Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took over the classification of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, after being the fastest this Saturday and will start first in tomorrow’s race accompanied by the Starting row by George Russell.
From the first round, the Dutchman was the clear dominator of the actions with a time of 1m17sec 384/1000 thanks to the use of the soft compound. However, luck was not the same for his teammate, Sergio “Checo” Pérez, who will start last after winning in Saudi Arabia.
The Mexican went wide under braking at turn 3 and his car was parked in the sand trap without even setting a single fastest lap. This caused the first red flag of the session and condemned him to last place on the starting grid.
The fight for pole position was exciting, since it changed owners several times during the last qualifying round: Verstappen was the first to go to the top of the times with a time of 1m 17sec 578/1000, but Fernando Alonso followed him. he ousted them in 1m 17sec 303/1000 before Lewis Hamilton moved past them in 1m 17sec 271/1000. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc sent Verstappen to sixth.
However, the Dutchman attacked more and on his last attempt reduced the time to 1m 16sec 732/1000 to secure pole position. Russell moved into second place just 0.236s behind the championship leader.
The big race will take place this Sunday at Albert Park, which is one of the fastest tracks on the calendar. This competition will have a length of 5,278 kilometers, will have 58 laps and will be held from 02:00 in the morning in Argentina.
It will have Star + television.
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The following is the starting grid for the Australian GP:
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1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1 16″732
2. George Russell (Mercedes) 1 16″968
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1 17″104
4. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1 17″139
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1 17″270
6. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1 17″308
7.Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1 17″369
8. Alexander Albon (Williams) 1 17″609
9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 1 17″675
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 1 17″735
11. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 1 17″768
12. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 1 18″099
13. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1 18″119
14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1 18″129
15. Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri) 1 18″335
16. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1 18″517
17. Gyanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) 1 18″540
18. Logan Sargeant (Williams) 1 18″557
19. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1 18″714
20. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) ST
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NA 04-01-23 14:51:13
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