F1, Australian GP 2023: Ferrari-Leclerc, PL1 standings

GP Australia 2023, the results of FP1

pos.	number	Pilot	Stable	Time	Secondments	Turns
1	1	max Verstappen	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT	1:18,790		17
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	MERCEDES	1:19.223	+0.433s	20
3	11	Sergius Perez	RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT	1:19.293	+0.503s	19
4	14	Fernando Alonso	ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES	1:19.317	+0.527s	23
5	16	Charles Leclerc	FERRARI	1:19,378	+0.588s	16
6	55	Carlos Sainz	FERRARI	1:19.505	+0.715s	20
7	4	Landau Norris	MCLAREN MERCEDES	1:19,536	+0.746s	16
8	10	Pierre Gasly	ALPINE RENAULT	1:19,646	+0.856s	22
9	63	George Russell	MERCEDES	1:19,699	+0.909s	23
10	18	spears Stroll	ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES	1:19,766	+0.976s	19
11	23	Alexander Albon	WILLIAMS MERCEDES	1:19,766	+0.976s	21
12	81	Oscars Plates	MCLAREN MERCEDES	1:19,777	+0.987s	22
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	HAAS FERRARI	1:19,806	+1.016s	19
14	21	Nick DeVries	ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT	1:19,933	+1.143s	25
15	2	Logan Sargeant	WILLIAMS MERCEDES	1:20.074	+1.284s	21
16	31	Esteban Or with	ALPINE RENAULT	1:20,175	+1.385s	20
17	22	Yuki Tsunoda	ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT	1:20,399	+1.609s	14
18	77	Valtteri Bottas	ALFA ROMEO FERRARI	1:20,419	+1.629s	21
19	24	Zhou Guanyu	ALFA ROMEO FERRARI	1:20,569	+1,779s	22
20	20	Kevin Magnussen	HAAS FERRARI	1:21,147	+2.357s	17

The synthesis of PL1

Definitely eventful session with two red flags, the second which put an early end to the activity on the track. The first was caused by problems with the GPS system, the second by a technical problem which stopped the Williams of Logan Sargeant. Max Verstappen was fastest ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who improved his time in the final on the soft tyre. Third place for Perez who didn’t use the softer tire, then Alonso ahead of the two Ferraris of Leclerc and Sainz. The top 10 is completed by Norris, Gasly, Russell and Stroll.

The first verdicts

Verstappen set a good time at the end of the first run on the soft tyre, but complained of gearbox problems both downshifting and upshifting, plus he wasn’t satisfied with the balance of the rear brakes. In the final we saw some taste of race pace, with Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso fast with the hard tyre. Sergio Perez, on the other hand, rode with average without impressing, but also committing a small long in Turn-1. To follow closely Fernando Alonso, who was effective both on the single lap and in the first taste of race pace.

The program

There F1 will be back on track at 07:00 Italian time for the second free practice session. After that the appointment is for tomorrow night with FP3 always scheduled at 03:30 to then move on to Qualifying at 07:00. The race will also start at that time on Sunday morning on a weekend in which F1 and MotoGP share the scene. In fact, the World Championship is taking place in Argentina on the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. Tomorrow the Sprint will start at 20:00 (it will be broadcast live on TV8), while the Race on Sunday evening will start at 19:00.