P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc clocked the quickest time during final practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, amid a flurry of
Carlos Sainz led the way on Medium tyres, but was surpassed by Max Verstappen and then Charles Leclerc, who finished just 0.020s ahead of Verstappen. Sainz ended up in third place, 0.077s behind his team-mate. Some drivers struggled with the Soft tyres, which are now the C5 compound – softer than last year’s selection. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes improved to fourth, closely followed by George Russell in fifth. Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin claimed sixth place ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, and Lance Stroll of Aston Martin completed the top 10. Yuki Tsunoda secured the 11th spot, while Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu of Sauber were 12th and 14th, respectively. Alex Albon took 13th for Williams, with Logan Sargeant’s absence noted due to Albon’s accident on Friday. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon finished 15th, and Pierre Gasly was the slowest among the 19 drivers. Haas drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen were 16th and 17th, with Daniel Ricciardo of Sauber in 18th place.
