MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — McLaren locked up the front row in Melbourne for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, having dominated its rivals, including Red Bull, Mercedes, and Ferrari — whose drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, will start from seventh and eighth on the grid.
Lando Norris set a searing final qualifying lap to secure pole position, his first at Melbourne’s Albert Park, and milestone 10th overall, in front of his teammate Oscar Piastri, and a record Saturday crowd of 136,347 at Albert Park.