And two.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc scored his second pole of the season this Saturday during practice for the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix (to be followed this Sunday from 7 a.m. live on 20 Minutes).
He is ahead of reigning world champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, both at RedBull.
“I felt good!
Especially since it's a circuit where I've always had trouble in the past (…) The car is fun to drive, everything is possible tomorrow.
We need a good start,” commented Leclerc.
Leclerc (45 pts) is currently twelve points ahead of his teammate Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr (33) – who will start 9th on Sunday – and 20 over Verstappen (25).
After a difficult start to the season for McLaren, the British team seems to be picking up the pace: the Briton Lando Norris will start from fourth position on the grid, next to Pérez, and the regional of the stage, Daniel Ricciardo, will be a little further on, in 7th place.
Hamilton raises his head
On the side of Mercedes, defending champion of the constructors but in difficulty since the start of the season, Lewis Hamilton will start in the third row (5th), right next to his teammate George Russell (6th).
The French Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) will start from 8th and 11th place respectively.
In the other Alpine, Fernando Alonso, very fast during free practice and a possible candidate for pole position, lost control of his single-seater in Q3, due to a sudden loss of his hydraulic systems.
He will start Sunday from 10th place.
Qualifying was also marked by the collision between the Canadian single-seaters Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi during the first part of qualifying (Q1).
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