Get ready for a chaotic race weekend! The third race of the season is taking place in Melbourne, where Red Bull, this year’s dominant team, hasn’t won since 2011. But don’t count them out just yet! The RB19 has a secret weapon — its efficiency when using DRS — and this track has 4 zones for its use. That means we can expect Red Bull to be blazing ahead of the competition right from the start!
And just before the race weekend, I couldn’t help but wonder:
- Will Sergio be a threat to Max, and make the championship fight more interesting than anticipated?
- Will any of the teams from “F1.25” close the gap?
- What will happen at the back of the field with all the teams being so close to each other?
The first minutes of the qualifying session had me on the edge of my seat as I waited to see if Sergio Perez would be a threat to Max and make the championship fight even more intense. But in a blink of an eye, my question was answered — Perez locked up at turn 3 and was out, starting in last place on the grid. The rest of the qualifying was pretty tight, without major differences between drivers. The biggest surprises were the amazing laps performed by Albon that led him to Q3 and the surprisingly good pace from Mercedes that guaranteed P2 and P3, giving the fans an exciting first row…
