It was a very difficult race for us. Both drivers pushed hard to extract all they could from the package, but we couldn't manage to get the cars moving forward as required.
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We leave Melbourne frustrated that we couldn't take advantage of our good pace and turn it into points.
Max Verstappen extends championship lead on a day the sport appeared to have learned nothing since Abu Dhabi 2021.
Oscar Piastri cites inexperience for a qualifying performance that leaves him 16th on the grid for maiden home race.
Sergio Perez blames a technical issue with his brake balance that resulted in one of the worst days of his racing career.
While blaming poor communications for his poor run, Charles Leclerc ultimately blames himself for a disappointing qualifying which leaves him seventh on the grid.
Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
Two-time world champion, Max Verstappen says that continued tinkering with the format would cause him to reconsider his future in F1.
A one-stopper remains the optimal strategy, with medium-hard being theoretically fastest and soft-hard slightly slower.
Once again, the sessions were tight with several teams completing similar lap times. This was good for Alex as he was able to just beat Gasly and Hulkenburg to take a very promising P8 on the grid.
It's hugely disappointing for Checo that he's not up there with Max. We suspect an engine setting issue contributed to a lockup that he had on his first lap in qualifying.
The reality is that we don't have enough underlying performance on the car and that we have a lot of work ahead to improve that.