Who has the pace in Melbourne?
Nothing like a bit of love from home to get a driver going…
McLaren paid tribute to Charlie Whiting with their MCL34 carrying the simple message “Thank you Charlie”.
Whiting passed away on Wednesday night having suffered a pulmonary embolism.
Remembering our colleague and friend. #ThankYouCharlie pic.twitter.com/m5s5vT8fOr
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) March 16, 2019
Nothing beats the taste of ear wax first thing in the morning!
Lando Norris got the jump on Robert Kubica but only because the Williams driver took avoiding action.
But yeah, we understand the desire not be stuck behind a Williams out on track.
pic.twitter.com/tKhUBxT1Gb
— Car and Driver – F1 (@cardriverthef1) March 16, 2019
Sebastian Vettel jumped up to P1 on his very first timed lap, a 1:23.739.
But couldn’t hold onto P1 for very long as Lewis Hamilton followed him out of the pits and beat him by 0.04s.
#Seb5 takes the track. #FP3 #AusGP pic.twitter.com/qRJvvEQLfg
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 16, 2019
Williams and Kubica’s woes in the pits continued as he whacked the wall as he entered, leaving bits of bodywork on the tarmac.
A second run on fresh softs saw Vettel up his pace but again he was pipped by Hamilton, a 1:22.292 for the reigning World Champ.
That put him 0.264s up on Vettel while Charles Leclerc was third fastest in FP3.
More to follow…
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