The qualifying session of the Australian GP took place evenly in the first two rounds, when representatives of Ferrari and Red Bull continuously took turns taking the leading position.
However, in the final qualifying round, while Max Verstappen made no mistakes to win the first starting position with a time of 1 minute 15 seconds 915, the two Ferrari drivers continuously encountered a lack of steering. and oversteer in your lap. This leads to Carlos Sainz only having the 2nd best performance, 0.27 seconds slower than Verstappen, while Charles Leclerc is only ranked 5th.
However, the Monaco driver will start today’s main race in 4th place, after the name with the 3rd best performance on the qualifying race day, Sergio Perez, was fined 3 places from the start due to having a bad start. Nico Hulkenberg’s behavior hindered his lap. Sergio Perez’s penalty also created an opportunity for McLaren’s Lando Norris to start in 3rd place.
Meanwhile, this was a forgettable qualifying session for the Mercedes team, when George Russell only had the 8th best performance, while Lewis Hamilton ranked 11th and could not enter the final qualifying round.