Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc wins Formula 1 Australian GP

Charles Leclerc has accomplished a dominant weekend in his Ferrari after changing his pole place right into a complete triumph within the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Leclerc prolonged his lead within the drivers’ championship whereas claiming his second win of the season following victory within the season-opening race in Bahrain.

DRIVER STANDINGS 📊@Charles_Leclerc will increase his championship result in a bigger margin than anybody did in 2021! 🤩

And, @GeorgeRussell63 makes a transfer into P2 👀#AusGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/uKUgMpR1UT

— Formula 1 (@F1) April 10, 2022

Leclerc was in a position to maintain off Red Bull rival Max Verstappen in the course of the opening laps and defended properly mid-race underneath security automotive circumstances to drag away for a decisive 20.524-second victory.

Sergio Perez overcame a gradual begin to take second forward of the Mercedes’ mixture of George Russell, who secured his first podium end for the season, and Lewis Hamilton.

McLaren pair Orlando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo completed fifth and sixth.

Verstappen, the world champion, endured one other irritating race when a mechanical failure ended his hopes whereas he was working second 39 laps into the 58-lap race.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, centre, of the Netherlands gestures as a observe marshal extinguishes a hearth in his automotive after he withdrew from the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. (AP Photo)

But Verstappen by no means actually challenged Leclerc, whose Ferrari was clearly the faster automotive underneath race circumstances in Melbourne.

The drivers’ championship chief, who pitted on Lap 22, confirmed that when posting the quickest lap of 1 minute, 20.260 seconds with a final-lap flourish.

“The car was incredible today. Really. What a race. What a day,” Leclerc stated.

His teammate Carlos Sainz, who completed on the rostrum in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, had much less luck in a testing weekend.

After a problem in qualifying resulted in him ranging from ninth, he dropped again additional within the area with a gradual begin after which misplaced management on the second lap, ending his race.