Formula one australian grand prix
Leclerc wins again as Verstappen forced to retire
Charles Leclerc led from start to finish to steer his Ferrari to an action-packed win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with world champion Max Verstappen...
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.
The governing FIA said on Monday that the Formula One Strategy Group and F1 Commission had given unanimous approval in an e-vote. The measure had already been approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council on 7 March.
The 28-year-old Australian is out of contract at the end of the year and has been linked to potential vacancies at Ferrari and Formula One champions Mercedes.
Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said that the problem was not what had been originally suspected after Sunday’s season-opening race in Melbourne.
Youngsters hoping to emulate Hamilton’s rise from social housing to stardom are being priced out of contention.
Hamilton’s fastest lap of one minute 23.62 seconds was more than half a second clear of four-times world champion Vettel.
Rosberg’s 15th career victory was also his fourth in succession after the German won the final three races.
Champion Lewis Hamilton took pole for Mercedes at Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.