Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Practice - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 14, 2025 McLaren's Lando Norris during practice REUTERS/Mark Peterson
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Charles Leclerc left new Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake in free practice at the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday as defending champion Max Verstappen struggled with the Red Bull car.
Third quickest in the first practice session (FP1), Leclerc topped the timesheet in the second (FP2) at Albert Park with a lap of one minute, 16.439 seconds on soft tyres, 0.124 better than McLaren's Oscar Piastri.
