Charles Leclerc took a dramatic pole position at the Australian Grand Prix, his second pole of the season

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Leclerc leads the drivers’ standings after two races, with victory at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix followed by a second-place finish behind reigning world champion Max Verstappen in Saudi Arabia

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Verstappen took second place in qualifying behind his rival, with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez in third, Lando Norris an impressive fourth in the McLaren and Lewis Hamilton in fifth

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out-qualifying his Mercedes teammate George Russell. The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz is down in ninth.

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There were multiple crashes during qualifying with Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll coming together to cause a red flag in Q1

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Fernando Alonso’s Alpine heading into the barrier, which led to another stoppage and delay in Q3.

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Norris looking forward to racing Mercedes in Australia Lando Norris put in an excellent performance in qualifying to put his McLaren on the second row of the grid in Melbourne.

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The team has struggled at the opening two rounds of the season, but Norris has a strong platform to deliver solid points in tomorrow’s race,

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Charles Leclerc took a dramatic pole position at the Australian Grand Prix, his second pole of the season

Charles Leclerc took a dramatic pole position at the Australian Grand Prix, his second pole of the season

Leclerc leads the drivers’ standings after two races, with victory at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix followed by a second-place finish behind reigning world champion Max Verstappen in Saudi Arabia

Leclerc leads the drivers’ standings after two races, with victory at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix followed by a second-place finish behind reigning world champion Max Verstappen in Saudi Arabia

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the Ferrari driver is now well positioned to extend that advantage at Melbourne’s Albert Park street circuit.

the Ferrari driver is now well positioned to extend that advantage at Melbourne’s Albert Park street circuit.

Verstappen took second place in qualifying behind his rival, with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez in third, Lando Norris an impressive fourth in the McLaren and Lewis Hamilton in fifth

Verstappen took second place in qualifying behind his rival, with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez in third, Lando Norris an impressive fourth in the McLaren and Lewis Hamilton in fifth

out-qualifying his Mercedes teammate George Russell. The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz is down in ninth.

out-qualifying his Mercedes teammate George Russell. The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz is down in ninth.

There were multiple crashes during qualifying with Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll coming together to cause a red flag in Q1

There were multiple crashes during qualifying with Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll coming together to cause a red flag in Q1

Fernando Alonso’s Alpine heading into the barrier, which led to another stoppage and delay in Q3.

Fernando Alonso’s Alpine heading into the barrier, which led to another stoppage and delay in Q3.

Norris looking forward to racing Mercedes in Australia Lando Norris put in an excellent performance in qualifying to put his McLaren on the second row of the grid in Melbourne.

Norris looking forward to racing Mercedes in Australia Lando Norris put in an excellent performance in qualifying to put his McLaren on the second row of the grid in Melbourne.

The team has struggled at the opening two rounds of the season, but Norris has a strong platform to deliver solid points in tomorrow’s race,

The team has struggled at the opening two rounds of the season, but Norris has a strong platform to deliver solid points in tomorrow’s race,

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