Charles Leclerc was on another planet in Australia

His smile, almost blissful as he cannot shake it, reveals that Charles Leclerc starting to get a taste for it. How could it be otherwise? After two difficult years where he was relegated to the role of an extra, Charles Leclerc is slowly transforming into the hero of a play, where we expected a few more key actors to give him the answer. After three performances, the show turns into a one-man show. Except that the Monegasque is there neither to laugh nor to amuse the gallery. In Australia, he monopolized the spotlight and single-handedly confirmed Ferrari's return to favor, after introducing it to the joys of champagne (without alcohol) in Bahrain. If Melbourne does not have the chic of La Scala and the Australian round does not yet take place at the foot of the Sydney Opera House (perhaps from 2026?), the change of scenery and the charms of the stretch of water of Albert Park were nevertheless sufficient to inspire a Team author of an almost flawless performance since the start of the year.

On the Melbourne track, Charles Leclerc conceded nothing, offering Ferrari's first grand slam since Fernando Alonso in 2010. The Monegasque took pole – authoritatively with almost 3 tenths ahead of Verstappen – the victory and the best lap in the race, all while never having abandoned, even if only temporarily, the controls of the Grand Prix. “In Bahrain, we had already