Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) came out stronger Australian Grand PrixAdds the third date Monegasque rider in the 2022 calendar second win of the season Formula 1 World Championship, He was favored after his victory in the opening race in Bahrain and in the title fight. Max VerstappenFrom the end, Red Bull is leaving by resetting his locker for the second time this year, who retired due to the breakdown of his 19th round. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and George Russell (Mercedes) accompanied Leclerc to the podium in Melbourne. Fernando Alonso (17th) finished without scoring and carlos sainz He signed his first dropout in 17 races.
Sainz’s divergent strategy and KO
Alonso and Sainz both lost their positions after their qualifying failure on Saturday. Different strategy with hard starting tires. Madrid did not do well. His Ferrari with clutch problems, initially ‘stuck’ and Carlos lost four positions, falling to 13th place. When he got there, he had to take risks and got into a tough battle with Zhou and Mick Schumacher. On lap two, he lost control between Turns 10 and 11 and got stuck on the gravel and cursed his luck at a disastrous Grand Prix for him. Everything that could go wrong went wrong and Sainz bids farewell to Australia hit hard to their interests and losing their second place in the overall championship.
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The race restarted on lap six and the same ranking was ahead of the grid: Leclerc, Verstappen and Pérez. Surprised at first, the Mexican aggressive Lewis Hamilton, while regaining his position by taking advantage of the safety car, his teammate began to detect serious deterioration issues. With a planned one-stop strategy, the Dutchman had to resist 19 laps in these conditions, while Leclerc fled. When Max stopped, Monegasque was already 9 seconds ahead.
Alonso slammed the track with hard dough and climbed to the top with his opponents’ stops, waiting for a safety car to help him squeeze his advantage. But Vettel’s plans were turned upside down by his 23rd lap crash, too soon in Fernando’s interests.. The biggest beneficiary of this second security tool has been George Russell. He returned to the track in third, ahead of Pérez and Hamilton.
Red Bull fails again
The action resumed on the 26th round and Verstappen launched a very hard attack on Leclerc, but Ferrari’s did not slacken and, after overcoming the offense, he returned to the midfield with the reigning champion, taking the final part of the race with a margin of almost 5 seconds.
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He didn’t need them. With only 19 laps left, Verstappen’s Red Bull said “enough” and the Dutchman confirmed his second retirement in just three races. A bad omen for Milton Keynes. Sergio Pérez, who ‘inherited’ second place, feared the worst, remembering the ‘ghost’ of double retirement in Bahrain.
Starting a second-half lead in Albert Park free practice, Mercedes suddenly found themselves battling among themselves for more than an unexpected podium, and Russell won. Leclerc continued at an unattainable pace, Including pole position and fastest lap on the way to his second win of the season. Alonso, who stopped after the incident with Max, fell in the middle of the ‘team’ because he could not fulfill his plans and fell to the last place (17th).
Australian Grand Prix (Racing)
1.Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:27:46.548
2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) at 20″524
3. George Russell (Mercedes) a 25″593
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 28 inch 534
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) in 53″ 302
6. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) at 53,737
7. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) a 61″683
8. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) at 68″ 439
9. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) a 76″221
10. Alexander Albon (Williams) a 79″382
11. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) a 81″695
12. Lance Ride (Aston Martin) an 88″598
13. Mick Schumacher (Haas) 1 lap
14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1 lap
15. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and 1 vuelta
16. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1 lap
17. Fernando Alonso (Alp) 1 lap
withdrawn:
Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin)
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
Ranking of the F1 world championship (3/22)
1. Charles Leclerc (MON) 71 points
2. George Russell (GBR) 37
3. Carlos Sainz (ESP) 33
4. Sergio Perez (MEX) 30
5. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 28
6. Max Verstappen (PB) 25
7. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 20
8. Lando Norris (GBR) 16
9. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 12
Kevin Magnussen (DIN) 12
11. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 8.
12. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 6
13. Yuki Tsunoda (JAP) 4
14. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 2
15. Alexander Albon (GBR) 1
16. Guanyu Zhou (CHI) 1
17. Lance Walk (CAN) 0
18. Mick Schumacher (ALE) 0
19. Nicholas Latifi (CAN) 0
20. Sebastian Vettel (ALE) 0
21. Nico Hulkenberg (ALE) 0
Team classification:
1.Ferrari 104 points
2. Mercedes 65
3. Red Bull 55
4. McLaren 24
5. Alpine 22
6. Alfa Romeo 13
7. Haas 12
8. AlfaTauri 10
9. Williams 1