lewis hamiltonsecond. Fernando Alonso, third. Victory in Australia went to max verstappen and three champions were on the podium. Formula 1 has reason to smile, experiencing a time of great battles between veterans and ‘young’ like Max.
A rivalry has returned: Hamilton’s against Fernando. The one that more than ten years ago left historical moments. In Albert Park the Mercedes and the Aston Martin competed for the second step of the podium. Lewis was the winner.
And precisely he is clear that his fight is with Alonso. “The battle really, at this moment, is with Fernando. I have really enjoyed running with him…”, she said in statements to ‘Sky’.
He sees Verstappen and Red Bull “too far”: “Max is in another leaguea, your car is very fast. He passed me in the middle of the straight, I don’t know how they are so fast on the straight. It’s crazy.”
“Until we pick up speed on the straight and have the crazy downforce they have in the corners that’s how we’re going to continue,” explained the seven-time F1 champion.
Mercedes has taken a step forward and has risen again with the best. Always behind Red Bull, the silver arrows have competed head-to-head with Aston Martin and have left the Ferraris behind (neither Carlos Sainz nor Charles Leclerc scored).
We will have to wait until Sunday April 30 to see F1 in action again. It will be in Azerbaijan, where the teams bring their first improvements of the season. It is clear that Mercedes has abandoned its concept of “radically changing” the car after what was seen in Australia.
