Melbourne, Australia – Seven -time world champion Louis Hamilton raced for a Ferrari for the first time. World champion Max Verustapane arrived in his red bull without much profit. Lando Noris, who helped McLaren, set a benchmark with his speed in the test.
Formula 1 is expecting a 75th anniversary season in Formula 1 2025, and begins with the Australian Grand Prix later this week. There is no lack of unknown in terms of peking order and weather.
Most of the headlines ahead of Sunday’s Australian GP revolve around Hamilton’s Ferrari’s move from Mercedes.
The pre-incident news conference in Albert Park usually was flowing with journalists and photographers on Thursday to hear from Hamilton how much he was enjoying the horse ride.
The 40 -year -old British driver is going to his 19th season in F1, but has been a separate approach since his first day at Maralo Headquarters in Skederia, where he is a team partner with Charles Lakeler.
Hamilton said, “I don’t really look at this role with pressure.” “I think the pressure I have put on myself in the last few years has always been 10 times more than any other pressure that can be placed on me. I have not joined this team and designed to feel any pressure.
“I hope for myself – I know what I can bring. I know what I can give. And I know what it is going to take. ,
Noris is trying to reduce his long speed speed that affects Padock during a pre-seasons in Bahrain last month and made McCalen a initial season a favorite.
“I know so much hope,” Noris said. “It was just a race for me, I did that kind, just everyone believed it. It was a good race, but it was also the best conditions. ,
He was “very slow” the next day of McLaren team partner Oscar Piastry. “Not because he got worse,” Noris explained, “but just because the last day’s situation was quite slow.”
However, no one is denying that McLaren is going into the early race of the season, even though they are not sure about their final speed.
“No one really knows what to expect,” Piastry said, which aims to become the first Australian to win the Australian F1 Grand Prix.
“The test was very good, but you don’t know where everyone stands. I think we are very happy how we tested, but there is a completely different track for Melbourne Bahrain. The weather is going to separate for Bahrain and is different every hour, from its look. ,
Ferrari took a competition for long -term rival McLaren in second practice as Lakeler shut down the session at the top, more than a tenth of one second ahead of Piastry and Noris.
Lakeler and Noris did the fastest trading in the afternoon, with their speed, 125,548 people at the leafy Inner-SIT Albert Park Circuit, a record crowd on Friday for the Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton had another strong second session for Ferrari, with a seven-time world champion fifth, more than the fourth-tenth part behind the team’s fellow Lakeler.
The second team of Red Bull, Racing Bulls, shared the main squad, in which Yuki Tsunoda and Isac Hadzar showed amazing speed to end the session in the fourth and sixth.
World champion Max Vastapane could not do better than the seventh in the second season. Haas Ruki Oliver Beerman did not enter another practice after his accident in the morning session.
The final exercise will be before Saturday qualifying, which begins at 4 pm local time (0500 GMT).
Born and breed in Melbourne, Piastry is correct. The Southern Australian city is ready to distribute on the famous “Four Seasons in One Day” expression later this week, often describing sometimes the sometimes a variety of Melbourne.
The Albert Park Circuit should be comfortable for the initial practice sessions of F1 on Friday, with partially expected of a cloud day and at the top of 27 ° C (80 Fahrenheit). The temperature on Saturday for qualifying is expected to rise to 37C (98F) and then leave for the race again on Sunday when the forecast also rains.
A wet race will definitely mix things, teams need to guess the setup two days after drought.
Vastapane, however, whose red bull team made the lowest profit in pre-seasons test, says he is ready for any situation.
“I would like it to be dry because it is just good, (and) for fans,” said Vastapane. “But if it is wet, it is wet. This is fine. ,
The Piastry will not be the only Australian on the Melbourne grid. The five-time motorcycle world champion Mick Dohan’s son Jack Dohan, starting his first full season with Alpine-seems to have been taken more significant steps at a speed of 2024.
However, there is speculation through the pre-season whether Dowhan will maintain the seat in which his French team brought former Williams driver Franco Colapinto as a reserve.
“I have at least a contract for this year, if not too much,” Dowhan said, which is one of the six miscreants this season, the most on the F1 grid since 2001. “And uncertainty? You are not worried about worrying about them. I think I have to perform every time in the car.”
Ferrari acquired 1-2 finish in Melbourne last year, headed in Saudi Arabia two weeks after Sandctomy. But 30 -year -old Sainz would probably be fighting for the points this time and this time there is no podium that he is in Williams.
“I am definitely going to try my best to score (points) as soon as possible,” Sainz said.
Ferrari is the most successful team in Australia with 14 GP win, dating back in Adelaide in 1987. Hamilton is one of the five drivers on the current F1 grid winning in Melbourne with his win in 2008 and 2015.
Sunday season opener will be ranked 39th World Championships Australian Grand Prix, and 28th in Melbourne. It starts at 3 pm local time.
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