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Piastri: The decision to use team commands was fair

Piastri: The decision to use team commands was fair

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Oscar Piastri defended the use of team orders after the race in Melbourne when he had to drop Lando Norris in front, despite missing out on a podium finish in front of the home fans. The Australian gave up third place to Norris in the second half of the race, as the team believed that the latter with fresher tires had a better chance of catching and overtaking Charles Leclerc in second place. This tactic worked for the team in the end and came out. Piastri, however, was not overly disappointed. "I think it was a completely understandable and correct decision. He was already better than me in qualifying. He lasted longer on the track in the first part of the race, so he had fresher tires at the second stop at the end, and as a result he was faster than me. At that moment, I was driving Fr
Perez: Ferrari would have won even without Max's resignation

Perez: Ferrari would have won even without Max's resignation

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Sergio Perez is convinced that Ferrari would have celebrated victory in the race in Melbourne even without the resignation of Max Verstappen. The reigning world champion started the race from first place and at the start went into the first corner, and was successfully attacked by Sainz in the second lap, and Verstappen retired two laps later due to technical problems with the rear brake. Perez, who started the race from the sixth place, gained only one place until the finish of the race, namely at the expense of the resignation of his teammate, and the Mexican is convinced that the team would have been defeated even without technical problems. "We just weren't fast enough as a team today," he said after the race. "All weekend long we lacked speed. Already on Friday we had problems and we were not able to solve the problems with the tires in any way. We already saw last year that Ferrari was on such tracks where it would
Alonso receives a high penalty for dangerous driving

Alonso receives a high penalty for dangerous driving

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Fernando Alonso caused George Russell's last-lap crash by dangerous driving at the Australian Grand Prix, according to stewards. In the final laps of the race, the Aston Martin driver defended himself from Russell's attacks by slowing down and accelerating on braking at turn six, which, according to the commissioners, caused the Briton's accident. "I don't want to blame Alonso for anything, because we looked at the telemetry of the last few laps, but in the lap when George had the accident, he braked at a point where he had not in the previous five laps," said Toto Wolff, boss of the Mercedes team, after the race. was left with no points after the technical problems of Lewis Hamilton and the accident of Russell in the race. The Spaniard finished the race in sixth place, but after a penalty of 20 seconds, he dropped to eighth place, one place each
"Unemployed" Sainz proved his qualities by winning in Australia

"Unemployed" Sainz proved his qualities by winning in Australia

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Carlos Sainz is the only non-Red Bull driver to have won a Formula One race in the last two seasons, but the Spaniard will have to hand over his place in the Ferrari garage to Lewis Hamilton at the end of the season and is still out of contract until 2025. Sainz took advantage Max Verstappen's technical problems and celebrated his third F1 victory in Melbourne. He crossed the finish line ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc, and he was not stopped even by an appendix operation just two weeks ago. The son of Carlos Sainz Sr., multiple world rally champion, said after the race that he had proven his qualities. "At the moment I'm still without a seat for next season, but I know that with a good car I can win. I proved that in Singapore and again here," he said.
Verstappen: It's like driving with the handbrake on

Verstappen: It's like driving with the handbrake on

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Max Verstappen je v 4. krogu dirke za VN Avstralije doživel prvi odstop po dveh letih. Dirkalnik RB20 je moral parkirati potem ko je na zadnjem desnem kolesu prišlo do težav z zavorami, iz katerih se je najprej začelo kaditi, nato pa smo videli še manjši požar. Nizozemec je sicer na startu dirke povedel, nato pa izgubil mesto proti Carlosu Sainzu v drugem krogu, medtem ko se je pritoževal nad obnašanjem dirkalnika, dva kroga kasneje pa je dirko moral končati v boksih. "Podatki kažejo, da je že od samega začetka desna zadnja zavora držala," je pojasnil. "Škoda se je samo povečevala in bilo je, kot bi vozil z zategnjeno ročno zavoro. To pojasni, zakaj je bilo dirkalnik v nekaterih ovinkih težko voziti, medtem ko je bil še pri vožnji na štart povem uredu." Za aktualnega svetovnega prva
Due to the obstacle, Perez starts the race three places lower

Due to the obstacle, Perez starts the race three places lower

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According to the stewards, Sergio Perez obstructed Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix and will therefore lose three starting places. He will thus start the race in Albert Park from sixth place, but now he is threatened with a ban from the race due to the accumulated penalty points. The Mexican has already collected 12 penalty points in the past 10 months, and the next offense could already result in twelve points, which will force the Red Bull driver to miss the race. Perez already committed the offense in the first part of qualifying, when he was preparing for his first fast lap, and Hulkenberg overtook him in the thirteenth corner, who had already started the fast lap. He himself qualified ahead and won third place in qualifying, but due to the penalty of losing three starting places, he will start the race from sixth, Hulkenbe
Marini: At 330 km/h, the wind would push us off the track

Marini: At 330 km/h, the wind would push us off the track

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Luca Marini, like most of the riders, agreed with the decision to cancel the MotoGP sprint race in Australia after strong winds hit the track and stopped the Moto10 race after 2 laps. "In such cases, the decision to cancel the race is difficult for the organizer, but reason prevailed," said Marini. "During the warm-ups, the problem was not the water on the track, but the wind. It was very dangerous, because the wind at the end of the start-finish plane at 330km/h would have pushed us off the track." In addition to the wind, the drop in temperature also caused problems for the racers, as the Moto2 race took place at only 15 degrees. "It was very cold in the morning and it was almost impossible to prepare the tires well, especially the right side."
The MotoGP sprint race in Australia has been cancelled

The MotoGP sprint race in Australia has been cancelled

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The MotoGP sprint race in Australia has been canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions. Due to the expected wind and rain, the management of the race held the planned Sunday race for the grand prize already on Saturday, while the sprint race was scheduled to be held today. But due to the weather conditions, after the moto2 race, they decided to cancel the sprint race. The next race is scheduled for next weekend, otherwise the racers will take part in the Thai Grand Prix.
Fabio Di Giannantonio: Gresini replaced me too quickly

Fabio Di Giannantonio: Gresini replaced me too quickly

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Fabio Di Giannantonio, after improving his form in the last few races, said that he was too quickly replaced by Marco Marquez at the Gresini team. The Italian finished fourth in the Indonesian Grand Prix, his best finish, and in Australia he stepped onto the podium for the first time in the MotoGP class. But the good results came too late to secure him a seat in the team for next year, as he will be replaced by Marc Marquez. "Sometimes you have to be patient and you have to be in the right place at the right time," he said. "This with Marco happened so quickly and if we had been more patient in the team, everything would have been a bit easier. The other racers were good from the very beginning, but sometimes someone needs more time. They didn't build Rome in a day either." Di Giannantonio finished the race in third place