George Russell sent a serious statement of intent at the Australian Grand Prix after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli had a huge shunt.
George Russell put in the fastest lap during the third and final practice session at the Australian Grand Prix, beating Lewis Hamilton by a significant margin of six-and-a-half tenths of a second in Melbourne. Charles Leclerc secured the third spot on the timesheets before heading into qualifying, with Oscar Piastri and Isack Hadjar not far behind. The practice session at the Albert Park Circuit had a delay of 20 minutes due to damage at Turn 5 caused by a collision between PREMA drivers during the F3 sprint race. Arvid Lindblad continued his impressive performance on debut for Racing Bulls, finishing in P11. The session saw two red flags, one due to a reliability issue for Carlos Sainz and the other a result of a serious crash involving Kimi Antonelli, casting doubt on his qualifying prospects. For more detailed information, refer to the full report.
