On 10 April, the main race of the 2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix was held at the Albert Park Circuit, and after 58 laps of fierce competition, In the end, Ferrari's Leclerc led the way to the championship, Red Bull Racing's Perez runner-up and Mercedes Racing's Russell third place. On lap 39, Red Bull driver Verstappen withdrew due to engine failure.
According to yesterday's qualifying results, the top ten drivers are: Leclerc, Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Hamilton, Russell, Ricciardo, Ocon, Sainz, Alonso.
The red light went out and the race began, with Leclerc, who started at pole, holding his position and leading through Turn 1, followed by Verstappen, but Perez, who started in third place, was overtaken by Hamilton and dropped to fourth, and Norris, who started in fourth place, was overtaken by Hamilton and Russell, respectively, and dropped to sixth.
Sainz, who started in ninth place, dropped to fourteenth after starting and rushed out of the track on the second lap and fell into a gravel buffer to retire, which triggered the safety car.
The race resumed on lap seven, with lead Leclerc once again holding the spot.
On lap 10, Perez overtook Hamilton and began catching up with the leading Verstappen and Leclerc.
By lap 15, the lead Leclerc had left Verstappen behind him for more than 6 seconds.
On lap 17, Magnussen rushed off the track in an attempt to overtake Corner Tian Yuyi, and Zhou Guanyu behind him took the opportunity to complete the overtaking, and Zhou Guanyu went up to thirteenth.
On lap 19, Verstappen stepped in, replaced with a neutral tire, replaced it with a hard tire, and after leaving the station, he fell behind Ricciardo and was seventh.
On lap 21, Perez, who was chased by Hamilton, pitted and fell behind Bottas in ninth place.
On lap 22, Leclerc pitted, the same neutral tire for hard tire, and was still in the leading position after leaving the station. Hamilton entered the same lap and pressed in front of Perez to finish sixth, but then Perez completed the overtaking of Hamilton. Then, Vettel lost control and hit the parapet wall, and the safety car came into action. Does Vettel have to ride a little motorcycle again?
The top ten on the pitch at this time are: Leclerc, Verstappen, Russell, Alonso, Perez, Hamilton, Magnussen, Norris, Ricciardo, Albon.
After the restart of the race, Leclerc once again held the leading position, stable!
On lap 30, Perez overtook Alonso and advanced to fourth.
On lap 31, Hamilton overtook Alonso and made it to fifth.
On lap 34, Norris overtook Magnussen and made it to seventh.
On lap 35, Ricciardo overtook Magnussen and went to eighth.
On lap 36, Perez overtook Russell to finish third.
On lap 39, Verstappen withdrew due to mechanical failure, and a virtual safety car was dispatched at the race, and a group of drivers took the opportunity to enter the station.
In the first three matches, Verstappen withdrew twice! Is this the impact of Honda's exit?
After the game resumed, Leclerc continued to lead, followed by Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Norris, Ricardo, Alben, Ocon, Stoll, Gasley...
On lap 52, Zhou Guanyu overtook Alonso and went up to twelfth.
On lap 57, Zhou Guanyu overtook Stoll and reached eleventh.
In the end, Leclerc took the lead and won the game, followed by Perez and Russell. The points drivers from fourth to tenth are: Hamilton, Norris, Ricciardo, Ocon, Bottas, Gasley, Alpen.
Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu was eleventh, regrettably rubbing shoulders with the points.