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F1 GP Australia completed the qualifying round on Saturday (23/3). Max Verstappen took pole, Lewis Hamilton failed in Q2 so he had to start from 11th position.
Reporting from CrashQualification F1 GP Australia 2024 held at the Albert Park Circuit. Max Verstappen appeared strong, being the only racer to record laptime 1 minute 15 seconds.
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Carlos Sainz followed in second place, 0.270 seconds behind. Furthermore, Sergio Perez is third fastest and will be accompanied by Lando Norris (McLaren) on the second row, who is surprisingly ahead of Charles Leclerc.
Lewis Hamilton had a disaster in Q2. He was only able to occupy 11th position on the grid, the worst in Australia since 2010.
So in the leading position, the Red Bull duo will be flanked by a Ferrari.
Australian GP F1 Qualifying Results
1 Max Verstappen, Oracle Red Bull Racing
2 Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari
3 Sergio Perez, Oracle Red Bull Racing
4 Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team
5 Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari
6 Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team
7 George Russell, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
8 Yuki Tsunoda, Visa Cash App RB F1 Team
9 Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
10 Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
11 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1
12 Alex Albon, Williams Racing
13 Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
14 Kevin Magnussen, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
15 Esteban Ocon, BWT Alpine F1 Team
16 Nico Hulkenberg, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
17 Pierre Gasly, BWT Alpine F1 Team
18 Daniel Ricciardo, Visa Cash App RB F1 Team
19 Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber.
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