F1 Australian GP: Max Verstappen beats George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to pole as Sergio Perez has shocker
Verstappen ended✤ up 0.236s faster than George Russel✃l as he secured his second pole position of the season in a close qualifying in Melbourne, but it was a nightmare session for Perez.
The Mexican beached his Red Bull in the gravel at Turn 3 on his first run of Q1, leaving him at the very back of the grid in 20th as 💮Versta𓄧ppen went on to secure his first pole in Australia.
It was a much-improved qualifying showing from Merc🐟edes as Russell out-qualified teammate Lewis Hamilton for the third successive race 𒁏as he ended up just 0.035s clear of the seven-time world champion.
Fernando Alonso will join Hamilton on the second row of the grid after ending up 0.407s off the pace in his Aston Martin, while Carlos Sainz wa꧙s the quickest 𒆙Ferrari driver in fifth.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll w♊as sixth, ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon, who impressed on his way to eighth-fastest for Williams.
Pierℱre Gasly and Nico Hulkenberg completed the top-10 for Aꦍlpine and Haas.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri suffered a Q1 elimination in his🅠 first Australian Grand Prix qualifying and will start 16th for his home race.
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