The new season of Formula 1 It started as an extension of what have been the last few seasons: Max Verstappen continues to accumulate victories, Sergio Pérez seems to be the only one who can keep up with him and Charles Leclerc leads the drivers’ standings behind the Red Bull drivers. The third day of the Australian Grand Prix will take place this weekend.
The three-time reigning champion of the competition signed his second consecutive victory of the year (the ninth taking into account the end of the previous season) and the 56th of his career (36 in the last 46 races). Although the previous year he had finished with a record of 19 victories out of 22 races, this is the first time he has managed to win the first two Grands Prix.
In Saudi Arabia the Red Bull drivers managed to repeat the double achieved in Bahrain, although on this occasion it was Leclerc who accompanied them to the podium. The other drivers who managed to score points in Asia were: Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), George Russell (Mercedes), Oliver Bearman (Ferrari), who became the youngest driver to compete for a prize in Formula 1 at 18 when he replaced Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Hülkenberg.
The one who fails to gain a foothold in the last few races is Hamilton, who is not comfortable with the Mercedes car and has already signed a pre-contract with Ferrari for next year. In total he has 47 races without a win (the last one was in Jeddah in 2021), he added no wins in 2022, the following year he only achieved one pole in Hungary and so far he has finished seventh in Bahrain and ninth in Saudi Arabia. .
The podium in Saudi Arabia “It’s very frustrating to be in almost the same position for three years in a row. It’s certainly tough. I know we will keep our heads down and continue working. I know everyone at the factory is doing their best. But we have to make big changes,” he said the Mercedes driver on Sky Sports F1.
“Maybe we haven’t made enough changes. If you look at the three teams in front of us, they still have different ideas than us in some areas. So we have to improve, that’s for sure,” he concluded.
The times and how to watch training and qualifying for the Australian GP on TV
THE free training 1 and 2 were carried out Thursday 21 March TO 10.30am and 2.00pm (Argentine time), respectively, while the free practice 3 (10.30) and classification (14) will take place on Friday 22nd of March.
Verstappen added his second win of the season. THE third race of the 2023 Formula 1 season will take place on Saturday 24 March from 2pm (Argentina time) and can be followed through the category’s own platform (F1 TV Pro), with the stipulation of the package of all competitions, in addition to training and qualifying tests. Likewise, it will also be available live on Fox Sports and streaming on the Disney Star Plus platform.
Formula 1: drivers ranking
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 51 points
- Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) – 36 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 28 points
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 18 points
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 16 points
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 15 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 12 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 12 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 8 points
- Oliver Bearman (Ferrari) 6 points
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 1 point
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 1 point
- Guanyu Zhou (Kick Sauber) – 0 points
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 0 points
- Daniel Ricciardo (RB) – 0 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (RB) – 0 points
- Alexander Albon (Williams) – 0 points
- Esteban Ocon (Alpino) – 0 points
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 0 points
- Logan Sargeant (Williams) – 0 points
- Valteri Bottas (Kick Sauber) – 0 points
Formula 1: constructors’ ranking
- Red Bull: 87 points
- Ferrari – 49 points
- McLaren – 28 points
- Mercedes – 26 points
- Aston Martin – 13 points
- Haas – 1 point
- Sauber football – 0 points
- RB Honda-0 points
- Williams – 0 points
- Alpine – 0 points
Formula 1: 2024 calendar
- March 24: Australia | Albert Park-Melbourne
- April 7: Japan | Suzuki
- April 21: China | Shanghai
- May 5: Miami | You love me
- May 19: Emilia Romagna | Imola
- May 26: Munich | Monte Carlo-Monaco
- June 9: Canada | Montreal-Gilles Villeneuve
- June 23: Spain | Barcelona-Catalonia
- June 30: Austria | Red Bull Ring
- July 7: Great Britain | Silverstone
- July 21: Hungary | Budapest-Hungaroring
- July 28: Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps
- August 25: Netherlands | Zandvoort
- September 1: Italy | monza
- September 15: Azerbaijan | Baku
- September 22: Singapore | Singapore
- October 20: United States | Austin – Circuit of the Americas
- October 27: Mexico | Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome
- November 3: Brazil | Interlagos
- November 24: Las Vegas | Las Vegas
- December 1: Qatar | Losail
- December 8: Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi
Source: Clarin
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