Record-breaking crowd at 2022 Australian Grand Prix, as Ferrari dominates

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4 years ago

April 11, 2022

Melbourne was the city known for the world’s longest lockdown, but now it’s home to a stellar 2022 Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc dominated the 2022 Australian Grand Prix in pole position, with the 24-year-old bringing home a grand slam.

Leclerc also secured the fastest lap for the race, in an impressive and untouchable win. He now sits 37 points ahead on the top of the championship board.

“I think we were all surprised by our pace,”
“We managed the tyres extremely well … on the hard tyres we also seemed to have the upper hand. It was a very good surprise.”
Charles leclerc

It’s a win ❤️
Soooo happy! Perfect weekend.
Forza Ferrari @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/Hzhab92JwQ
— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) April 10, 2022

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez secured second place on the podium and Mercedes George Russell claimed the third spot.

Both Perez and Russel performed impressively on the day.

https://twitter.com/SChecoPerez/status/1513089322995822601?s=20&t=w70CDs4fs4M0OtVTAa6Opg

https://twitter.com/GeorgeRussell63/status/1513088639814840325?s=20&t=PSjxaGJuXWnYutnraRtGLg

https://twitter.com/F1/status/1513066250687205376?s=20&t=PSjxaGJuXWnYutnraRtGLg

Redbull’s world champion Max Verstappen was unfortunately shadowed by bad luck, retiring with engine failure.

The car was visibly overheating with smoke emerging from the engine, forcing Verstappen to retire in the 39th lap.

“I smell some weird fluid. Everything is sh** itself,”
max verstappen

“It’s frustrating and unacceptable.”
max verstappen

https://twitter.com/Max33Verstappen/status/1513069902185254912?s=20&t=PSjxaGJuXWnYutnraRtGLg

Australian favourite Daniel Ricciardo claimed 6th position for Mclaren, with his best performance at home since 2018.

Crowds were chanting “Ricciardo” all day long, with many happy to have his happy face back on home soil.

https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/1512389178264375304?s=20&t=Xx-KcMbfrtQlkLXMwN3slQ

Record-breaking crowd

Over 400,000 attended the Grand Prix over the four days and nearly 130,000 people on race day.

This record attendance is the highest in Melbourne’s Grand Prix history.

Australia’s appetite for F1 action has built up over recent months, with some attributing the newfound interest to Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ series.

The F1 show will head to Italy next for the Imola circuit, where Ferrari fans are bound to be out in droves to show their support.

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