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Sporting News is tracking live updates and highlights for the second Formula One race of the 2022 season. Follow for complete results from the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.Aside from the Mexican's first career pole, the main story was the continued struggles of Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton failing to get out of Q1 and starting the race way back in 15th position. Hamilton is nine grid places behind his teammate, George Russell, casting doubts over his performance in a car that seriously lacks straight-line speed compared to its rivals.

F1 world championship leader Leclerc beat Max Verstappen to pole position in Australia with his final Q3 lap, a 1m17.868s, to claim top spot by 0.286s ahead of the Red Bull driver.

Leclerc was however summoned to the stewards for driving too slowly back to the pits during Q1, the same accusation levied at Yuki Tsunoda and Zhou Guanyu.

Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez claimed third place, while the other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz Jr endured a "disaster" of a Q3 session and will start down in ninth. Sainz lost his first timed lap due to a red flag caused by a crash by Fernando Alonso and was then delayed in beginning his final run due to a starter issue, which resulted in rushed preparation for his last effort.

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McLaren produced a return to form with Lando Norris taking fourth place in qualifying ahead of both Mercedes drivers. Remarking that the team had made no progress on its W13 car, Lewis Hamilton was fifth and George Russell in sixth, while home favourite Daniel Ricciardo missed out late on to drop to seventh.

After Alonso’s Turn 11 crash - caused by a hydraulic issue, which he believed cost him a chance of challenging for pole - relegated him to 10th place, Esteban Ocon led the Alpine efforts with eighth ahead of Sainz.

Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll clashed in Q1 of qualifying, resulting in the Aston Martin driver being handed a three-place grid penalty after being blamed for the crash having lost awareness of Latifi’s location on-track when both drivers were overtaking each other during out-laps.

Sainz fastest in first practice for F1 Australian Grand Prix

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc led a one-two Ferrari sweep in the first practice session Friday for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. Sainz completed the revamped Albert Park circuit in a time of 1 minute, 19.806 seconds, with Leclerc .571 second behind. Red Bull drivers Sergio Perez and defending series champion Max Verstappen were third and fourth-fastest ahead of a second practice session later Friday. There will be another practice session on Saturday ahead of late afternoon qualifying for Sunday's race. Lewis Hamilton was seventh-fastest in his Mercedes and local hope Daniel Ricciardo was eighth in his McLaren.

It capped a terrible day for Aston Martin as both Stroll and Sebastian Vettel crashed heavily in final practice. Stroll’s collision with Latifi incidentally provided extra time for the team to fix Vettel’s car so he could set a lap time in Q1, but the German could only manage 18th – promoted up one spot to 17th on the starting grid due to Alex Albon’s own three-place grid penalty from the Saudi Arabian GP.

Albon was subsequently disqualified from qualifying regardless, having stopped on track on his way back to the pits and been unable to provide a one litre fuel sample.

© Autosport.com Marshals assist Alex Albon, Williams FW44, after a breakdown in Qualifying

Marshals assist Alex Albon, Williams FW44, after a breakdown in Qualifying

Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images

When is the F1 Australian Grand Prix?

Date: Sunday 10th April 2022

Start time: 6:00am BST, 3:00pm local time

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The third round of the 2022 F1 season, the Australian GP at Albert Park, gets underway at 3:00pm local time (6:00am BST) on Sunday 10th April.

How can I watch Formula 1?

In the United Kingdom, Formula 1 is only broadcast live on Sky Sports, with highlights shown on Channel 4 several hours after the race has finished. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK.

Sky Sports F1, which broadcasts the F1 races, can be added as part of the Sky Sports channels, which costs £20 a month for new customers. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day payment of £11.98 or a month membership of £33.99 per month.

Fans wanting to watch the race for free will have to wait until later on Saturday (qualifying) or Sunday (race) to see the highlights on Channel 4.

How can I watch the F1 Australian GP?

In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports will be live broadcasting the Australian GP, with the race shown live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event. Pre-race coverage will be starting on Sky Sports F1 at 4:30am BST ahead of the race start at 6:00am BST.

• Channels: Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event

F1 Australian GP qualifying results: Leclerc beats Verstappen to pole

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, beating Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez after delays caused by two red flags.The one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3, was twice red-flagged and meant the decisive final laps took place amid a low sun that proved distracting for the drivers.

• Start time: 6:00am BST, Sunday 10th April

Autosport will be running a live text coverage of the Australian GP here.

© Autosport.com Fernando Alonso, Alpine A522

Fernando Alonso, Alpine A522

Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images

When can I watch the F1 Australian GP highlights?

In the United Kingdom, Channel 4 is broadcasting highlights of the Australian GP at 3:05pm BST on Sunday. The full programme will run for two hours and 30 minutes, covering the pre-race, the race highlights and the initial post-race reaction to wrap up the major talking points of the weekend.

For the entire 2022 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying and race of each event. The highlights will also be available on Channel 4’s on demand catch-up services.

· Channel: Channel 4

· Start time: 3:05pm BST, Sunday 10th April

Will the F1 Australian GP be on the radio?

Live radio coverage of every practice, qualifying and race for the 2022 F1 season will be available on the BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra stations, the BBC Sounds app and via the BBC Sport website.

Live coverage of the Australian GP will start at 5:45am BST on BBC Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sounds app.

Weather forecast for the F1 Australian GP

Current weather forecasts predict hot, dry and sunny conditions at Albert Park, with a very low chance of rain during the race. The temperature is expected to be 27 degrees Celsius for the start of the race.

Leclerc takes pole position for F1 Australian Grand Prix, Canadians collide

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Ferrari versus Red Bull battle is shaping up as the likely scenario on Sunday at the first Australian Grand Prix since the pandemic began in 2020. Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari’s first pole position at the revamped Albert Park circuit since 2007 with a decisive final lap of 1 minute, 17.868 seconds in Melbourne on Saturday. But running close behind were the Red Bulls of world champion Max Verstappen, who qualified .286 seconds behind, and Sergio Perez, who posted the third quickest time. Leclerc and Verstappen have shared the opening two races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and will now start alongside each other on the front row.

How many laps is the F1 Australian GP?

The race is scheduled to complete 58 laps of the Albert Park circuit, covering a total race distance of 306.124km.

F1 Australian GP starting grid

ClaDriver Gap

1	Charles Leclerc	© Provided by Autosport Ferrari F1-75
2	Max Verstappen	© Provided by Autosport Red Bull RB18	0.286
3	Sergio Perez	© Provided by Autosport Red Bull RB18	0.372
4	Lando Norris	© Provided by Autosport McLaren MCL36	0.835
5	Lewis Hamilton	© Provided by Autosport Mercedes W13	0.957
6	George Russell	© Provided by Autosport Mercedes W13	1.065
7	Daniel Ricciardo	© Provided by Autosport McLaren MCL36	1.164
8	Esteban Ocon	© Provided by Autosport Alpine A522	1.193
9	Carlos Sainz Jr	© Provided by Autosport Ferrari F1-75	1.540
10	Fernando Alonso	© Provided by Autosport Alpine A522
11	Pierre Gasly	© Provided by Autosport AlphaTauri AT03	1.358
12	Valtteri Bottas	© Provided by Autosport Alfa Romeo C42	1.542
13	Yuki Tsunoda	© Provided by motorsport.com AlphaTauri AT03	1.556
14	Zhou Guanyu	© Provided by Autosport Alfa Romeo C42	2.287
15	Mick Schumacher	© Provided by Autosport Haas VF-22	2.597
16	Kevin Magnussen	© Provided by Autosport Haas VF-22	2.386
17	Sebastian Vettel	© Provided by Autosport Aston Martin AMR22	3.281
18	Nicholas Latifi	© Provided by Autosport Williams FW44	3.504
19	Alex Albon	© Provided by Autosport Williams FW44	2.267
20	Lance Stroll	© Provided by Autosport Aston Martin AMR22
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