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Conductor Leclerc, matador, plagued Red Bull and tense Hamilton
The TOP 5 results from Albert Park and the Australian Grand Prix, Formula 1’s third race for 2022.
In Australia, unfortunately, we didn’t experience the summit battle we had hoped for. But it was another interesting fight. Let’s see what we remember from Albert Park.
01. Conductor Leclerc
The absolute ruler in Albert Park. Monegasque danced them all to his rhythm! Charles Leclair already ended all victory talks on Saturday and took pole position, although he didn’t expect it. Sunday was his day. He started first, had the whole race under control, was not really threatened by Max Ferstappen even after the safety car and got the extra point for the fastest lap.
Of course, his win comes as no surprise. In our survey after the time trial, 58% of Sportish readers had already voted him the winner of the match. Let’s not forget something very important: Leclerc has already shown his teammate who has the upper hand in the team, but we will say more about that below.
02. To finish first, you must finish first
At Red Bull they have the speed but they don’t have the reliability. Max Ferstappen has in his hands a car capable of winning but not finishing it seems… In Australia it was the World Champion’s second retirement in three races with a mechanical injury and that is anything but flattering for him the Austrian team.
Apparently, Honda’s exit is finally a bigger thorn than Red Bull expected. If he continues like this, however, it is certain that he will lose valuable territory for winning the title.
03. Hamilton found his teacher in a Mercedes
Mercedes have shown slight signs of improvement in Australia but there is still a long way to go. George Russell’s small difference in finish compared to Sergio Perez is a good example. Lewis Hamilton, on the other hand, is very stressed. It’s not just the fact that he doesn’t have a competitive car to clinch the coveted rematch this year, he also has a teammate who’s going in a straight line with him.
Russell was certainly lucky to change tires when the safety car came out, but he managed to keep the seven-time world champion behind and put him on the podium. I wish I could retire but unless Mercedes gives him a fast car soon Sir Lewis will lose interest in F1.
04. The oranges are coming
In Australia we saw McLaren finally recover. The team of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo showed speed in both the qualifying tests and the race, finishing 5th and 6th. Norris even started fourth, but it seems that McLaren still can’t match Mercedes in terms of racing .
05. Matador has to calm down Junior
Carlos Saint Jr. is very concerned. Certainly the time trials were disastrous for the Spaniard as a problem in the starter didn’t allow him to finish higher than 9th on the grid, but in the race the Spaniard seemed to have lost his temper.
The problem isn’t its speed. It runs deeper: while he was hoping for a level battle with teammate Leclerc earlier in the season, the Monegasque has finally taken the lead, being quicker everywhere and already having two wins in three races.
Thus, Saint is now a raging bull. And this is where Father Sainth, who is by no means nicknamed El Matador, which means bullfighter, has to step in. In his great career in the WRC, Carlos Sainth has also found himself in a difficult position, losing wins at his hands, but immediately after his outbursts he immediately found the composure and courage to pursue his goals.
Carlos Saint Junor should take this as an example. So deep breaths are required, head down, rest and hard work to fill in the gaps and gain valuable experience that will translate into victories.
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One of the two new teams on the Formula 1 grid is preparing to introduce its car for the 2026 season. The Audi team will officially reveal the new car at a special event in Berlin on Tuesday, January 20.
Audi has fully taken over Sauber’s project ahead of the 2026 season and will start its first Formula 1 championship as a factory team and power unit manufacturer. The team has also retained a significant portion of its 2025 Sauber structure, including team boss Jonathan Whitley and drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg.
This will make Audi the fourth team to submit designs for its 2026 car, after Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Haas. The presentation will take place in the German capital in the format of a full-fledged seasonal launch.
Following the main event, a separate event will be held in Berlin on Wednesday, January 21 for selected fans and media to take a closer look at the new car and its livery.
The presentation will start on January 20 at 20:00 Kyiv time. During the event, the team will reveal the car’s full design for the 2026 season.
Let’s remember that Audi had previously put the 2026 car on the track during promotional races at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit in early January, but only a limited number of images were released at that time.
Formula 1. Presentation of the first Audi car. Watch LIVE online
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Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg can count on a multimillion-dollar bonus in his first season with Audi if he can repeat the results in the 2025 season.
Last season, the German pilot reached the Formula 1 podium after 250 races for the first time in his career and finished the British Grand Prix in third place. At Silverstone, Hulkenberg was ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and scored 15 points in one go.
Hulkenberg scored 51 points at the end of the 2025 season.
On the eve of Audi’s first season, specialized media reported that the 38-year-old pilot signed a contract providing a bonus of 50 thousand euros for each point earned in the 2026 season.
Given the large-scale changes in Formula 1, even the pilots themselves cannot yet predict the balance of power in the peloton. However, if Hulkenberg scores 51 points again, the bonus can reach 2 million 550 thousand euros in addition to his base salary at Audi.
If Nico manages to win the race and score the maximum 25 points, this will immediately earn him a bonus of 1,250,000 euros.
The team will present the appearance of its first car today at 20:00 Kyiv time.
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Thomas Berman, the younger brother of Haas Formula 1 team driver Oliver Berman, will officially take part in Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 in the 2026 season.
Thomas will represent the VAR team colours.
The 16-year-old Briton spent last year in British Formula 4, where he scored one win and finished eighth in the final season standings.
But the ones that are considered the most prestigious and promising are the Italian and European Formula 4 championships. They are often chosen by young pilots for further career advancement. In addition, Thomas’ older brother Oliver Berman also competed in these series and became the Italian Formula 4 champion in 2021 with 11 wins.
Let us also remind you that Ukrainian Alexander Bondarev will compete in the same championships with the Prima Racing team in the 2026 season. The Ukrainian pilot does not hide his ambitions and has repeatedly expressed his intention to fight for the championship title.
Bondarev now participates in Middle East Formula 4 in preparation for the European leg of the season. After the first stage, he took first place in the general rankings and became the leader in the rankings.
Thomas Berman will compete in the Formula Winter Series as part of his preparations.
The competition between the current “four” promises to be extremely high, and the appearance of the younger brother of the Formula 1 pilot will only increase interest in the series.
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