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Leclerc defeated Ferstappen to take pole position in Australia

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4 years ago

April 9, 2022

Sophia

Leclerc defeated Ferstappen to take pole position in Australia

Charles Leclerc celebrated his second pole position of the year, beating Ferstappen and Perez and starting Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix from pole position.

Charles Leclerc took pole position in Australia with a time of 1m17.868s, his second of the season, ahead of the two Red Bulls Ferstappen (1m18.154s) and Perez (1m18.240s). The fight for the top lasted until the final, in which the Monegasque defeated the Dutchman. Lando Norris will start from 4th place, while places 5-6 have been taken by Hamilton and Russell. Let’s take things from the beginning.

In Q1, Ferstappen was the fastest, followed by Perez and Leclerc. The red flag was raised two minutes before the end of the first part of qualifying tests in Australia. Stroll passed Latifi who wasn’t on the hot lap. The Canadian immediately accelerated, tried to overtake the Aston Martin from the inside, Stroll didn’t look in the rear-view mirror and crashed into Latifi, who landed in the crash barriers.

The drivers, mainly in the second half of the standings, returned to improve their times, with Albon (Williams), Magnussen (Haas), Vettel (Aston Martin), Latifi (Williams) and Stroll (Aston Martin) staying out of Q2 .

In Q2, the two Red Bulls and the two Ferraris continued to duel. Perez was the fastest (1:15.340), Saint and Leclerc left Ferstappen in 4th place. Gasley (AlphaTauri), Botas (Alfa Romeo), Chunoda (AlphaTauri), Chao (Alfa Romeo) and Mick Schumacher (Haas) were not in the top ten.

The accounts were settled in the third part of the ranking among the ten fastest drivers. In the first rounds of Q3, Charles Leclerc was faster with 1:18.239, followed by Perez (+0.159) and Max Ferstappen (+0.160).

At 6:58 before the finale of the trial, the second red flag came when Alonso crashed into the guard rails due to a problem in Alpine’s hydraulic system. Up to this moment, the Spaniard has had an excellent presence and will start the game on Sunday 10th. Coming back into the final minutes, Ferstappen climbed to the top with a 1’18.154, but Leclerc responded with a 1’17.868, making an amazing first sector and taking pole position.

Source: sport 24

Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

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“We will be left behind.” Verstappen won’t like Red Bull’s situation

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1 hour ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

“We will be left behind.” Verstappen won’t like Red Bull’s situation

Red Bull Formula 1 team president Laurent Mekies believes the Bulls will be behind their rivals at the start of the 2026 season, given the production of their engines and new aerodynamic rules.

“We know it will be difficult for us, especially at the beginning of the season. I think we will fall behind our rivals, but we need to hold on for a few more months.”

“I hope we come back to the top, but it would be naive to think that Red Bull will be ahead right away. We will be behind at the start,” said Mekis.

Bulls will produce its engines in collaboration with Ford from 2026.

Source: Sport UA

Ruth

Ruth Waterhouse is an author and sports journalist who writes for Sportish. She is known for her coverage of various sports events and her insightful analysis of sports-related news. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, she has become a respected voice in the sports community.

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Red Bull finally decides on Verstappen’s team

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12 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

Red Bull finally decides on Verstappen’s team

After several significant personnel changes in the team, Max Verstappen has finally learned who he will be working with in the Red Bull pits for the new season.

At the end of last year, it became known that three key members of the four-time world champion’s headquarters had left. According to De Telegraaf, Jeff Ayton replaced Verstappen’s vehicle control engineer Michael Manning, who left the team after the 2025 season. He has previously worked with other Red Bull drivers and worked temporarily with Verstappen in Manning’s absence last year.

Verstappen’s former engine mechanic David Mart has moved to Audi and his replacement at Red Bull has not yet been determined. Performance engineer Tom Hart is also leaving the team; He will join Williams but will continue to work with the Milton Keynes-based team for a while.

Changes also occurred among mechanics. After Matt Culler moved to the position of Audi’s chief mechanic, Verstappen was replaced as his first mechanic by his twin brother John Culler. He is well known to Max, who has previously held a similar position on the other side of the Red Bull pits, working alongside Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda.

Despite rumors about the winter break, Gianpiero Lambiase will remain Verstappen’s race engineer for another season.

Source: Sport UA

Ruth

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Ferrari will have a red-white livery. Images of the Scuderia jersey have been revealed

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13 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

Ferrari will have a red-white livery. Images of the Scuderia jersey have been revealed

Photos of the allegedly leaked Ferrari F1 team jerseys for the 2026 season have appeared on the internet.

The published photos show a red T-shirt with white inserts.

Ferrari will officially announce its color on January 23. At the same time, some sources reported that the design of the 2026 car should be “pleasantly surprising”.

Given that Ferrari and other teams have used darker shades of their primary colors (red in the Scuderia’s case) in recent years, the introduction of red and white team uniforms could signal a move towards a lighter color scheme.

The same idea is put forward in a video published on the Scuderia’s official account.