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Mar312023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1: Verstappen fastest in FP1 ahead of Hamilton and Perez

Max Verstappen also started the race weekend in Australia with the fastest time in the first free practice, which took place in cloudy weather. The Red Bull driver was the only one to complete a sub-minute 19-second lap at Albert Park, clocking 1:18.790, 0.433 seconds faster than second-placed Lewis Hamilton and half a second ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez. It should be noted here that Verstappen set his lap on soft tires and Perez on medium-soft tires. FP1 results: #DirkačTeamTimeDifferenceLaps11Max VerstappenRED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT1:18.79017244Lewis HamiltonMERCEDES1:19.223+0.433s20311Sergio PerezRED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT1:19.293+0.503s19414Fernando AlonsoASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES1:19.317+0.527s23516 Charles Leclerc ARI1

Apr102022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Alonso: We were faster than Mercedes

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Disappointed Fernando Alosno believes that his team was even faster than Mercedes this racing weekend, although the final result does not confirm this. The Spaniard may have even been fighting for the best starting position on Saturday, but due to hydraulic problems he finished the qualifications early and started the race only in tenth place. Because of this, the team decided on a slightly different strategy. The Spaniard, unlike most, started the race on the hardest version of the tires. However, due to the safety car that drove onto the track earlier than Alpino would have liked, it did not pay off. After the stop, Alonso slipped out of the cities bringing points. The medium-hard tires on his race car did not work as he would have liked. He thus finished the race in the last seventeenth place, far from me

Apr102022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Sainz disappointed after resignation: He should fight for victory

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Carlos Sainz admitted after the race, which he concluded in the introduction in the sand, that the difficulties throughout the race weekend had cost him the opportunity to fight for today's victory. The Spaniard started the race only from ninth place after having a lot of problems in qualifying. His first fast lap in Q3 was interrupted just at the end due to the red flag. His last attempt, however, began with a delay after he had trouble starting the car. He had no more luck on Sunday. Even before the start of the race, the mechanics had to replace the steering wheel. Then he had problems at the start which caused him to slip to fourteenth place. Attempting to overtake Mick Schumacher in the ninth turn, he drove onto the grass, spun and got stuck in the sand. "We had similar problems with the steering wheel as yesterday. Quite a few buttons are not working

Apr102022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Australian GP: Top three statements - Leclerc further increases overall lead with victory

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Charles Leclerc is the winner of the third race in Melbourne. After the resignation of Max Verstappn, Monacan increased their lead in the overall six. Sergio Perez took second place. George Russell, on the other hand, took the podium for the first time with Mercedes. The first statements of the top three were: 1.Charles Leclerc: "I had a great race car. I did a great job all weekend, but it wouldn't have been possible without an exceptional race car. I'm very happy." Asked about the title fight, he said: "We are only in the third race of the season, so it is difficult to think about the championship. We have a very competitive and reliable car. We have always been in the forefront in the first races and I hope it will be the same. continued. " 2.Sergio Perez: "Second place is a good result, but unfortunately Max resigned

Apr92022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Alonso: I could win the best starting position

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Fernando Alonso believes that he could fight for the best starting position today without the hydraulic problems that caused him to land in the protective fence in the last part of the qualifications. The Spaniard showed exceptional performances throughout the race weekend in Melbourne. In the last part of the qualifiers, in his only attempt, he set even the fastest time of the second sector. The possibility of an excellent result was prevented by a hydraulic failure due to which he collided with the protective fence in the eleventh turn. The Spaniard was understandably disappointed after the qualifiers. He himself is of the opinion that with that attempt he could swing even to the best starting position. "The gearbox stopped working in an instant. Everything went out in an instant. Now it will be necessary to investigate well the reasons for these problems." “Amazing what

Apr92022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Australian GP: First statements of the top three after qualifying

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Charles Leclerc won his second best starting position this year in Melbourne, his eleventh overall. In addition, this is Ferrari's first pole in Australia since 2007, when Kimi Raikkonen was the best on Saturday. The Finn then managed to keep the advantage and won the race. Can Leclerc do it again? It will certainly not be easy. He has both Red Bulls behind him, and his teammate Carlos Sainz will start in ninth place by mistake. After qualifying, the first words were the best of three: 1.Charles Leclerc: "I had quite a few problems in free practice, but today, when it was most important, I managed to make a very good circle. I am very happy for today's pole mainly because it is a track on which I have had many problems in the past. " 2.Max Verstappen: "I'm not getting caught this weekend

Apr92022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Leclerc pole in Melbourne

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Charles Leclerc won the best starting position before the race in Melbourne with a time of 1: 17.868. With this, Monačan gave Ferrari the first best starting position in Australia in fifteen years. Max Verstappen will start the race with him from the first starting line. The second starting line-up was occupied by Sergio Perez and Lando Norris. Lewis Hamilton placed fifth in front of teammate George Russell. Daniel Ricciardo will start the race from seventh place ahead of Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz. Fernando Alonso will start the race in tenth place. The Spaniard was on the way to a very good result in the last part, but in the tenth turn he collided with the protective fence. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1512695272266436609 Just behind the top ten, Pierre Gasly finished ahead of Valtteri Bottas t

Apr92022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Norris fastest before qualifying, Aston Martin in guardrail

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Lando Norris set the fastest time of the third free practice in Albert Park (1: 19.117) In second place, Charles Leclerc managed to get closer to him. Sergio Perez placed third ahead of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz. Home trump Daniel Ricciardo finished sixth. Max Verstappen had a lot of trouble mastering his car in training. His best time was enough for seventh place. Lewis Hamilton finished tenth behind him. Valtteri Bottas and Yuki Tsunoda finished in the top ten. George Russell was last in eleventh place within one second of the fastest time. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1512642044241530881 The training for oblivion is for the Aston Martin team. Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel crash into the guardrail

Apr82022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1, Australian GP: Sainz and Leclerc fastest in 1st free practice

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With a time of 1: 19.806 in the first free practice for the Australian Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz was more than half a second faster than his teammate Charles Leclerc. The third time was set by Red Bull racer Sergio Perez, and current world champion Max Verstappen was fourth.

Apr42022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

There are 4 DRS zones in Melbourne

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Formula One returns to Australia this weekend after three years. The third race of the season will take place at the Albert Park racetrack. The racetrack has undergone many changes since the last race in 1. The track is wider and faster on most bends. The chicane, which consisted of the ninth and tenth turns, was transformed into a fast left and right turn. In addition to the changes to the track, it will also be the first in history to have as many as 2019 DRS zones. Three that have already been in previous seasons have added another this year. The first is located on the start-finish plane, the second on the plane before the third turn, the third on the back plane before the ninth turn and the last before the eleventh turn. Interestingly, there will be only two DRS detection points. The first after the sixth turn and the second before the penultimate thirteenth turn. Resh