MELBOURNE, Australia — The Method 1 season kicked off Friday with observe for the Australian Grand Prix on the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc turned the quickest lap of the second observe session with a 1:16.439 lap, which was .1245 seconds faster than the circuit accomplished by McLaren driver Oscar Piastri.
“The sensation within the automobile was good and we had a stable first day on observe,” Leclerc mentioned. “There may be nonetheless some margin for enchancment when it comes to the stability, which is identical for everybody throughout the paddock, on condition that these vehicles are nonetheless fairly new to all of us and we’ve to push to grasp their limits.“It’s too early to come back to any conclusions. We’ll solely get a primary concept of the respective tempo of all of the groups in qualifying. All in all, it was an excellent day, and we sit up for tomorrow, once we need to goal pole place.”
Lando Norris was third on the velocity charts within the second McLaren, whereas Yuki Tnunoda was fourth for the Racing Crimson Bulls.
Lewis Hamilton was fifth quickest in his debut for Ferrari.
Isack Hadjar was sixth within the second Racing Bulls Honda, whereas four-time world champion Max Verstappen put his Crimson Bull machine seventh on the observe sheet.
Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and George Russell (Mercedes) accomplished the highest 10.
