![]() ![]() ![]() In sharp contrast to Friday’s P5 time, Logan Sargeant was having a more difficult time on Saturday which was compounded by an issue with his FW45. “Where’s that half a second?” Hamilton asked with his engineer Pete Bonnington telling him it “looks like it’s straight line.” Carlos Sainz, also on the softs, was P3 in the early running.įollowing that up with a 1:27.964, Sainz went quickest before the Mercedes drivers swapped over to the softs leading to a brief Ferrari v Lewis Hamilton for the top spot which saw Leclerc come out on top by half a second to Hamilton. Leclerc was quickly up to second place on the soft Pirellis, his 1:29 0.164s down on Max Verstappen, who was running the medium tyres. He was one of the first out on Saturday, hoping to get in some dry running before the forecast rain arrived. The mechanic didn’t, at least McLaren will argue that when they see the stewards later, only touching the object he needed to remove from the exhaust.įurther up the pit lane it was good news for Leclerc with Ferrari breaking curfew overnight to fix the electrical problem his SF-23 suffered on Friday which had prevented him from completing a single lap in FP2. He, however, wasn’t the only driver in trouble with Lando Norris told to “stop the car, stop the car” as he exited the pits with some confusion as to whether he had crossed the pit exit line preventing his mechanics from touching his MCL60. ![]() Charles Leclerc pips Alex Albon before the rain arrives He posted a best time of 1:27.419 during his 13 laps to finish just under two-tenths up on Alex Albon as the Williams driver continued to impress in his upgraded FW45.Īlbon had a moment of concern before the session even began with Williams telling they’d “found a problem and we’re fixing it as fast as we can.” Minutes later they updated that saying it had been fixed and the driver joined the on-track action. ![]() He would be classified in 12th at the chequered flag, despite finishing fourth on the road – Sainz was hit with a five-second penalty after a collision with Fernando Alonso on the final restart.Charles Leclerc topped Saturday’s final practice hour at the British Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver P1 when the rain came lashing down on the Silverstone circuit. Leclerc’s retirement meant Ferrari’s race hinged on the efforts of Carlos Sainz, who fell down to 11th as a result of pitting under the Safety Car. The resulting gravel and debris strewn across the racing line led Race Control to make the decision to deploy the Safety Car before escalating to a red flag. The race was red-flagged shortly after the incident, due to a separate incident involving Alex Albon – the Williams driver crashing at the high-speed Turn 6. The incident was noted by the stewards, before a decision was taken that no further investigation was required. Max Verstappen: Lewis Hamilton ‘clearly didn’t follow rules’ in Australian GP battle Pierre Gasly race ban concern for Alpine as drivers summoned to stewards Lewis Hamilton still feeling a ‘disconnect’ from his Mercedes W14 despite P2 finish “Lance touched my right-rear,” a deflated Leclerc radioed in, before clambering out of his car as the Safety Car was deployed. Leclerc, having started the race from seventh and taking an outside line into the corner, was tagged by Lance Stroll as the Canadian got squeezed between the Ferrari and his own teammate Fernando Alonso. Last year’s Australian Grand Prix winner Charles Leclerc retired from the race in Melbourne on the opening lap, after being tapped on the rear into Turn 3.Ī chaotic start saw Mercedes’ George Russell take the lead from pole-sitter Max Verstappen, with the battle of the top cars continuing down the straight into the tight right-hander at Turn 3. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was the first retirement from the Australian Grand Prix, after being tapped off the track by an Aston Martin. ![]()
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