“The car’s feeling like a step forward from last year,” Hamilton added after pre-season testing. There were fears the Melbourne race may be ditched due to travel restrictions affecting team personnel, particularly from Italy-based Ferrari. Leclerc, 22, overshadowed teammate Sebastian Vettel in his debut season for Ferrari, with the German four-time world champion looking to reassert himself this year. Leclerc won two races to beat Vettel to fourth place in the world championship by 24 points. “Overall I think the pace looks pretty good.”In the midfield, Renault, McLaren and Racing Point will all be looking to set down a season marker in Australia.

Source: The Express Tribune March 11, 2020 03:56 UTC