Leclerc fastest from Verstappen in Melbourne
Charles Leclerc headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc ended the session 0.245 seconds ahead of the Dutchman, who appeared to have the potential to go faster had it not been for traffic and some errors.
The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz was 0.398secs off the pace in third place, ahead of the Fernando Alonso’s Alpine, impressively competitive in fourth.
Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton were only 11th and 13th.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was fifth ahead of the second Alpine of Esteban Ocon, Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas, McLaren’s Lando Norris, Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly and the second McLaren of Daniel Ricciardo.