{"id":290229,"date":"2025-04-25T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/ferrari-driver-charles-leclerc-wins-formula-1-australian-gp\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T15:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:01:34","slug":"ferrari-driver-charles-leclerc-wins-formula-1-australian-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/ferrari-driver-charles-leclerc-wins-formula-1-australian-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc wins Formula 1 Australian GP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Charles Leclerc has completed a dominant weekend in his Ferrari after converting his pole position into a comprehensive triumph in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Leclerc extended his lead in the drivers\u2019 championship while claiming his second win of the season following victory in the season-opening race in Bahrain.<\/p>\n

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DRIVER STANDINGS \ud83d\udcca@Charles_Leclerc<\/a> increases his championship lead to a larger margin than anyone did in 2021! \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n

And, @GeorgeRussell63<\/a> makes a move into P2 \ud83d\udc40#AusGP<\/a> #F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uKUgMpR1UT<\/a><\/p>\n

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Leclerc was able to hold off Red Bull rival Max Verstappen during the opening laps and defended well mid-race under safety car conditions to pull away for a decisive 20.524-second victory.<\/p>\n

Sergio Perez overcame a slow start to take second ahead of the Mercedes\u2019 combination of George Russell, who secured his first podium finish for the season, and Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

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McLaren pair Orlando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth and sixth.<\/p>\n

Verstappen, the world champion, endured another frustrating race when a mechanical failure ended his hopes while he was running second 39 laps into the 58-lap race.<\/p>\n

\"\" Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, centre, of the Netherlands gestures as a track marshal extinguishes a fire in his car after he withdrew from the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. (AP Photo)<\/span><\/p>\n

But Verstappen never really challenged Leclerc, whose Ferrari was clearly the quicker car under race conditions in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

The drivers\u2019 championship leader, who pitted on Lap 22, confirmed that when posting the fastest lap of 1 minute, 20.260 seconds with a final-lap flourish.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe car was incredible today. Really. What a race. What a day,\u201d Leclerc said.<\/p>\n

His teammate Carlos Sainz, who finished on the podium in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, had less luck in a testing weekend.<\/p>\n

After an issue in qualifying resulted in him starting from ninth, he dropped back further in the field with a slow start and then lost control on the second lap, ending his race.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n