He Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull), leader of the World Cup, who aspires to achieve a third title in a row, and who had been the fastest hours before in the last free practice, will come out first this Sunday in the Australian Grand Prixthe third of Formula One World Cupwhich is disputed in the circuit Albert Park of Melbourne.
Verstappen, 25, achieved the twenty-second ‘pole’ of his F1 career by covering the 5,278 meters of the australian track in one minute, 16 seconds and 732 thousandths236 less than the English George Russell (Mercedes), who finished second in the classification and will start with him from the front row.
Mercedes’ other English, Lewis Hamiltonand Spanish Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), finished third and fourth in the main timed session, so they will start from the second row in the third of 23 championship races.
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For his part, he Mexican pilot Sergio “Checo” PérezVerstappen’s teammate in the Red Bulland who presented problems with brakingwhich resulted in it overflowing from the track, and remaining eliminated in the same Q1, will start from position 20.
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The other Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), finished fifth in a session in which he was eliminated at the first exchange, when he had an accident -without physical consequences- in the first round (Q1), precisely Czech, second in the worldjust one point behind his Dutch teammate, who leads with 44, fourteen more than Alonso, third in the championship.
Sainz will start from the third rownext canadiense Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), the new partner of the double Asturian World Championin the race scheduled for 58 lapsto complete a route of 306.1 kilometers.
The Monegasque Charles Leclercof the prancing Horsewill start seventh in Melbourne, alongside the Thai Alex Albon (Williams) from the fourth row.
From the fifth they will do the French Pierre Gasly (Alpine) and the German Nico Hülkenberg (Haas).