In Scuderia Ferrari, Charles Leclerc won his second win of the season in the 2022 F1 Round 3 Australian Grand Prix final race. Carlos Sainz finished the race with retirement.
Charles Leclerc, who started from the pole position, achieved a grand slam (leading the pole position, fastest lap, all laps and winning) by running away from the trailer. He greatly expanded his championship lead.
Carlos Sainz was impatient because he had a starter failure in qualifying and a steering failure just before the final, and lost control on turn 9 on the second lap and was able to escape to the gravel on turn 10. The race is over.
Mattia Binotto (Team Principal)
“I’m very happy. It’s always great to win. It also boosts the morale of all the teams that deserve these results. Face the difficult moments head-on and develop the right mentality to take full advantage of every opportunity. I’ve always said that in order to be at the top of F1, you have to do everything perfectly, but I think today’s race proved that. Charles has a mature performance that is now a habit. Showed off. It’s left for Carlos. His weekend was complicated by a series of situations in both qualifying and racing and affected performance. I know him well and he has the advantage of being negative. I believe that the next time I get in the car, I will come back strongly. The start of the season is positive and the work of the past few months has been successful. Going forward. We spend time with our family on Easter, but it’s even more important to get back from there and work on the next race in Imola. I can’t wait to go to Imola. A good start for the year. I’m looking forward to the circuit being full of fans to share. “
Charles Leclerc (winner)
“What a wonderful win! I was able to control the pace well and was quite competitive. I didn’t suffer from tire degradation when I pushed hard. The car was just great and the content of the race was I’m very happy. I expected it to be a tough track for us in theory, but it was actually so strong that I have to review the data. It’s a great start to the season but a very long championship. I have to keep in mind that it’s still the third race of the race. I can’t afford to relax at this point and I have to take control of things and, above all, development. I want to congratulate everyone on the team. Great work done! I’m proud of what I’ve done so far and can’t wait to keep fighting. Forza Ferrari! “
Carlos Sainz (DNF)
“It’s definitely a difficult weekend to digest. I was looking forward to the race yesterday, but I had a problem before the start. I had a problem with the steering wheel switch on the lap to the grid. 1 minute on the formation lap. I had to replace it before, but unfortunately the anti-stall worked at the start. I pushed too early even though the tires weren’t ready and I made a mistake trying to recover and overtake. The weekend was fine until Q3, but everything went wrong after that. I want to analyze carefully, learn and move on. The car feels good and the team and Charles win. I want to congratulate you. In Imola, I will be stronger and come back. “
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