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Australian Grand Prix 2023
08h
It's over, pole position for Max Verstappen in Melbourne with a fantastic time at the end of the session in 1'16″732!
The two Mercedes are 2nd with Russell and 3rd with Hamilton, great performance from the Silver Arrows!
Alonso is 4th ahead of Sainz, Stroll, Leclerc, Albon, Gasly and Hülkenberg.
The Q3 ranking:
08h
Charles Leclerc improves but does not climb higher than 5th place, while being only a tenth from pole!
08h
The Canadian took 7th place ahead of Albon, Gasly and Hülkenberg.
08h
The drivers return to the pits and put on new tires. The Ferraris return to the track, Sainz is 6th, Leclerc 7th. Lance Stroll initiates his quick turn.
08h
And it's beaten by Verstappen by only 9 thousandths! We have 4 cars in the same tenth between Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso and Russell!
08h
And it’s beaten by… Lewis Hamilton! The Mercedes takes 1st place with a time of 1'17″271! Russell is 3rd behind Alonso.
08h
Fernando Alonso is faster than Verstappen! 1'17″303 for the Spaniard, who is in the lead!
07h
Max Verstappen signs the first best lap in 1'17″578, he is the only one to have attacked throughout his first flying lap among the favorites. Hülkenberg takes 2nd place, 5 tenths behind.
07h
All drivers, except Stroll, are on the track. The rain could finally fall in the last 3 minutes of Q3…
07h
The last qualifying session is underway, let's go for Q3!
07h
It's over for this Q2! Verstappen is therefore the fastest ahead of Alonso, Sainz and Leclerc! Esteban Ocon is eliminated, as are Tsunoda, Norris, Magnussen and De Vries.
Those eliminated in Q2:
11) Ocon – 12) Tsunoda – 13) Norris – 14) Magnussen – 15) De Vries
The Q2 ranking:
07h
The Alpine improve their times, but not their positions. Ocon and Gasly are beaten by Albon, who continues to surprise! The Thai is 9th. Lando Norris is 12th.
07h
Esteban Ocon climbs to 9th place, and Pierre Gasly is only 12th…
07h
With 7 minutes to go, both Alpine have not yet set a fast time and are doing a series of warm-up laps, just like Lando Norris.
07h
Best time for Verstappen now, in 1'17″219, just ahead of Alonso.
07h
And it was beaten by Charles Leclerc in 1'17″560, while Nico Hülkenberg slotted in between the two Aston Martins in 3rd place.
07h
First reference time for Stroll in 1'17″616, ahead of his teammate Alonso.
07h
The risk of rain at the end of the session is decreasing, according to the latest weather forecasts.
07h
Valtteri Bottas: "That's it for me, I lost a little time in traffic at the end, but otherwise, nothing more..."
19th-ranked Bottas said his team had found a problem with the car in Jeddah, which explained the poor pace of the Alfa Romeos, the only team to lose both cars in Q1 in Melbourne.
07h
The green light is given for this Q2! Who will succeed in getting their ticket to the top 10? Reply in 16 minutes!
