The 1996 Australian Grand Prix was half done when Jacques Villeneuve came out of the pits just behind the race leader, Damon Hill. In this, his first grand prix, Villeneuve had started from pole position and led the first half of the race. The knocks keep coming at Ferrari but Charles Leclerc is learning fast | Giles Richards Read moreThat’s not quite how it turned out. With Leclerc again on pole, alongside Hamilton and ahead of Vettel, the team cooked up a scheme for Vettel to slipstream Leclerc off the line, using the extra speed to hold off any challenge from the Mercedes. During a chaotic final session Leclerc was unable to put himself in a position to give Vettel the expected assistance to set a fast time.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2019 13:22 UTC