’s topped first observe for Method 1’s Australian Grand Prix forward of and , with the motion disrupted twice by two crimson flag stoppages.
Leclerc led the primary quarter of the one-hour session with an early benchmark of 1m17.880s, because the opening quarter-hour featured each Crimson Bull drivers getting away with wayward moments – tapping the wall on method to Flip 9 and clipping the gravel exiting Flip 6.
After a lull within the motion the session was briefly halted as a consequence of particles on monitor – presumably from ’s , which had been amongst the vehicles dragging gravel onto the monitor on the reprofiled Flip 6.
The session resumed simply earlier than the midway stage, with Verstappen heading straight again out on the softs and duly going quickest with a 1m17.696s.
The remainder of the frontrunners had been already set to finish their first flying laps on the softs a lot later, with Leclerc slotting into second by 0.060s simply after Sainz had gone quickest for with a 1m17.401s.
However the session was then suspended when crashed closely after going off exiting the fast Flip 10 proper – the Briton smashing the right-hand facet of his automobile towards the surface barrier earlier than the wreckage bounced again throughout the monitor.
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The motion solely resumed with 11 minutes remaining, after which Norris had his first try at a flying lap wrecked by nipping forward simply because the Briton was about to open up.
did get a flier in with contemporary softs on the opposite McLaren simply afterwards, with the house hero going 0.269s slower than Sainz to run third, earlier than Norris demoted him with an effort simply 0.117s down on Sainz, however with the quickest time within the remaining sector.
Within the remaining minutes, Norris shot to the highest of the instances with a 1m17.252s, whereas put the second Williams sixth behind Verstappen’s finest effort.
, who completed seventh as the highest runner, spun off at Flip 4 simply earlier than the end, placing his right-side wheels on the grass after exiting Flip 3.
, and rounded out the highest 10, whereas was solely twelfth for and his substitute at Mercedes, , was simply 14th.
F1 Australian GP – FP1 resultsPhotos from Australian GP – Free PracticeOscar Piastri, McLaren
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Stefano Domenicali, CEO of the Method One Group and Ayao Komatsu, Workforce Principal of Haas F1
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Chook’s eye view of the Albert Park
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Ayao Komatsu, Workforce Principal of Haas F1
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Franco Colapinto, Alpine
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Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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Pierre Gasly, Alpine
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Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber
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Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
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Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Pierre Gasly, Alpine
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Carlos Sainz, Williams
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Carlos Sainz, Williams
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Isack Hadjar, RB F1 Workforce
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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Pierre Gasly, Alpine
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Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Workforce
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George Russell, Mercedes
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Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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Carlos Sainz, Williams
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Pierre Gasly, Alpine
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Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber
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Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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Lando Norris, McLaren
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Liam Lawson, Crimson Bull Racing
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Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber
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Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Workforce
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Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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Liam Lawson, Crimson Bull Racing
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