Charles Lecler kept Ferrari on top in second practice for the Australian Grand Prix, beating Max Verstappen to the top spot by a quarter of a second.
Ferrari had things all its own way for much of the session, the red cars looking clearly more comfortable around the revised circuit layout as Leclerc lowered the day’s benchmark to 1m18.978s.
The one problem in an otherwise clear hour of running came late, when fuel tanks were filled, with Leclerc enduring significant bouncing near the end of the front straight and in particular the long flat-out run between Turn 6 and Turn 9.
Continue reading on RACERCarlos Sainz topped first practice at the Australian Grand Prix but will be investigated after the session for blocking.
Sainz appeared to impede Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu in the final sector, running him wide out of the penultimate corner in a move that the stewards are taking up before FP2 later today.
The Spaniard went on to beat teammate Charles Leclerc by half a second with a lap of 1m19.806s to lock out the top of the time sheet for the Scuderia in a confidence-inspiring track debut for the team’s new diffuser.
Continue reading on RACERFeaturing F1 journalist Matt Clayton. Formula 1 returns for its first Australian Grand Prix in three years, and a brand-new Albert Park is promising to up the action in Melbourne.
After two years in the pandemic wilderness, the Australian Grand Prix is back for its first race in three years in front of a sold-out crowd eager for a sight of the all-new generation of Formula 1.
Haas F1 Team driver Kevin Magnussen joins hosts Matt Clayton and Michael Lamonato to talk about the physical challenges of his surprise return to the F1 grid, why he came back to a team that sacked him, memories of finishing second on debut in Melbourne eight years ago and the revised expectations for Haas after such a strong start to 2022, while we look ahead to this weekend’s return of F1 to Melbourne with Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO, Andrew Westacott.
Michael is joined by Rodney Gordon from Superlicense Podcast to discuss innovative new ideas for fan interaction in grands prix and the origin of the word ‘smallgoods’.