Ferrari wins even if it is third. And finally races with two drivers!
Pino Allievi’s Coffee – Commentary on the 2026 Australian Grand Prix won by George Russell ahead of Antonelli and Leclerc
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Vigna: “Happy for Vasseur, for the drivers and for everyone in Maranello, a good start, let’s continue to collect data and to understand”
The words of Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna at the end of the Australian GP concluded on the podium
Vasseur: “Taking advantage of the 1st VSC wouldn’t have changed anything. Half-second gap from Mercedes, but developments matter”
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur comments on the performance in the Australian GP, finished in P3 and P4 by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton
Russell: “Ferrari was fast, without the Virtual Safety Car I don’t know if we would have won”
Australian GP winner George Russell emphasized at the end of the race that he had to thank the VSC which avoided the fight with the Ferraris.
Leclerc: “After what we saw in FP3, perhaps Mercedes wasn’t even at maximum power in qualifying…”
The Monegasque Ferrari driver is convinced that in the race Mercedes will have an advantage of about one second per lap
Mercedes dominates, Leclerc pessimistic: “Huge gap, there isn’t much we can do”
Charles Leclerc is quite pessimistic at the end of qualifying for the 2026 Australian GP, dominated by rivals Mercedes
Vasseur: “We are not surprised by the Mercedes engine’s advantage. Ferrari still far from its potential”
The Ferrari team principal highlighted that they did not maximize the Melbourne qualifying, although Mercedes is clearly ahead
Hamilton: “From Q2 I had problems with the battery, we were on for the second row”
Lewis Hamilton had battery problems during Qualifying for the Australian GP and did not go beyond the seventh time
Mercedes dominance, Hamilton: “If it’s due to the compression ratio, why did the FIA allow it? I will push Ferrari to do the same”
Lewis Hamilton vented after qualifying in Australia, which saw Mercedes dominate the competition
Mercedes: the source of the advantage disorients Ferrari and Red Bull
Analysis: Mercedes inflicts 8 tenths on everyone in the first qualifying session, an advantage not solely attributable to engine power.