Making it count in Melbourne

Updated On: 10 April, 2022 09:05 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP

Putting behind hiccups endured at Melbourne track provides extra thrill to Ferrari’s Leclerc as he takes pole position

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Charles Leclerc of Ferrari celebrates his pole position ahead of the Australian Grand Prix at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday. Pics/Getty Images

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen—and broke Lewis Hamilton’s stranglehold on the Melbourne grid. World champion Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez is on the second row after coming in third ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris at Albert Park.

Hamilton to start fifth

Mercedes’ Hamilton, who has been the pole-sitter eight times in Melbourne, including the last six in a row, will start an encouraging fifth. It is a second pole of the year for Monaco’s Leclerc after the season-opening race in Bahrain, where he went on to win.

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