No prizes in guessing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen stormed to take the pole within the Australian Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz from Ferrari did give some stiff competitors to the defending champion however the Red Bull man set ablaze the monitor in Q3 and was the one racer to clock in 1:15s. A combined bag emotion for Sergio Perez as he took the ultimate podium spot for Red Bull however later the Mexican was handed a three-place grid penalty.

F1 Australian GP: Perez demoted to sixth place

Perez had an honest set of qualifying laps and was inside touching distance of even making certain the Red Bull 1-2. Sainz had different plans as he seemed like a person possessed and needed to benefit from this ultimate season with Scuderia Ferrari as he refused to provide an inch and snapped the second place on the grid. 

The Mexican’s jubilance for ending third was short-lived because the race stewards handed Perez a three-position drop penalty. The officers acknowledged that the Red Bull driver was penalised for impeding Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg throughout Q1. According to the stewards, resulting from inadequate warning by Red Bull to Perez, Hulkenberg was compelled to take avoiding motion on his flying lap after encountering Perez – on an out lap – into Turn 13.

Perez will begin sixth on the grid whereas McLaren’s Lando Norris is promoted to 3rd adopted by Charles Leclerc from Ferrari and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. 

F1 Australian GP: Early qualifying exit for Hamilton

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton’s qualifying session in Melbourne went from dangerous to worse as he’ll begin eleventh on the grid. The Mercedes driver was eradicated at Q2 making it his worst begin within the Australian Grand Prix since 2010. Even although the Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff was dejected and mentioned not adequate for the workforce, there was a sliver of hope for the workforce as George Russell managed to take the seventh place.