F1 Australian GP HIGHLIGHTS: Max Verstappen draws level with Alonso as he takes POLE from George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez crashes in rain-hit Melbourne

Australian GP HIGHLIGHTS: Formula 1 2023 LIVE: In the 2023 Australian Grand Prix qualifying, Max Verstappen won his 22nd career pole position, drawing level with Fernando Alonso. Mercedes’ George Russell qualified second, and Sergio Perez finished 20th after crashing in Q1.

Verstappen beat Russell, who was 0.236 seconds slower in qualifying, by setting a time of 1m 16.732s to win his first Australian Grand Prix pole position. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished third on the grid, 0.372 seconds off the lead, while Fernando Alonso took fourth place, 0.407 seconds off the lead.

Q1 lasts 18-minutes and sees the slowest five cars drop out. Another five are eliminated in Q2 which lasts 15-minutes, before the top 10 is decided in Q3 which is 12-minutes long.

Our top three qualifiers in Melbourne 👏#AusGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/3aGRGqMEr2

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Max Verstappen takes pole from George Russell, Lewis Hamilton
Sergio Perez beached his car in Q1 and swill start last
Eliminated in Q1: Piastri, Zhou, Sargeant, Bottas, Perez
Eliminated in Q2: Ocon, Tsunoda, Norris, Magnussen, de Vries

Talk about ‘hairy moments’, this was top of the list from FP3! 😬#AusGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/dfvss4VgjD

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It was Max Verstappen who won the season opener in Bahrain, while teammate Sergio Perez took the top step of the podium in Jeddah. With the F1 2023 season heating up, the Australian GP promises to be mouthwatering. Ferrari who has shown promise in their car had a lackluster stint in the past 2 races. Aston Martin on the other hand will aim to continue their impressive performances at Albert Park.

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Practice 1, Date – 31st March

Timings – 7 – 8 AM IST

Practice 2, Date – 31st March

Timings – 10:30- 11:30 AM IST

Practice 3, Date – 1st April

Timings – 7 – 8 AM IST

Qualifying, Date – 1st April

Timings – 10:30- 11:30 AM IST

Race, Date – 2nd April

Timings – 10:30 AM IST

Where can you watch the Practice, Qualifying, and Race on TV?

Unfortunately, there will be no Live Telecast of Formula 1 in India

Where can you watch the Practice, Qualifying, and Race? – Live Stream

The Practice, Qualifying, and Race can be live-streamed on F1TV Pro

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Location – Melbourne, Australia

First Grand Prix – 1996

Number of Laps – 58

Circuit Length – 5.303 km

Race Distance – 307.574 km

When was the track built?

The deal for the Australian Grand Prix was done and dusted in 1993. The circuit is a street circuit that features cities’ existing roads around Albert Park. It also features Aughtie Drive and Lakeside Drive. It also features a little detour through the Lakeside Stadium’s car park.

When was its first Grand Prix?

Just four months after Adelaide had held its last Australian Grand Prix in 1995, the teams were back in Melbourne for its first Grand Prix in 1996. That race is remembered because of the crash of Martin Brundle. He was driving his Jordan when he launched himself off the back of Johnny Herbert’s Sauber at Turn 3.

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