Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok believes 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s deficit to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc in practice at the Australian Grand Prix is due to the approach the seven-time world champion is taking to “build a wဣe🦂ekend”.

This weekend is Hamilton’ꦛs first as a Ferrari driver following his bombshell move from Mercedes.

Hamilton has trailed Leclerc in all🉐 three practice sessions in Melbourne ahead of qualifying.

In final praಞctice, Hamilton was ▨eighth-fastest, approximately 0.2s off Leclerc’s pace.

Hamilton has b𝔉een consistently behind his teammate throughout practice as they gear up for the first qualifying of the y🅰ear.

While beating Leclerc is possibly “unrealistic”, Chandhok thinks that the gap between the pair in pr༒actice is due to Hamilton’s approach.

“I think they’re in the fig🍃ht, absolutely in the fight,” Chandhok said of Ferrari. “I think Lewis is building himself into it. Lewis Hamilton is someone who knows how to build a weekend.

“He doesn’t need to deliver all of that pace in free practice. Will he be in a level of comfort to out-qualify Charles the first time around? Maybe unreali꧋stic, but they’re absolutely in the fight for pole.”

Former W Series driver and fellow Sky F1 pundit Naomi Schiff added: “100 per cent. It seems like he’s building into it and actually making gre🐲at progress every session.

“I think for qualifying it’s still going to be a bit of a challenge. We know Lando 💞wasn’t able to complete his laಌp there.

“Had a bit of traffic in sector three. For the Ferraris to be able t✱o challenge will be difficult for pole but I think they’𒁃re going to be in there with a chance.”

Can Ferrari challenge McLaren?

McLaren remain the heavy favourite for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix after 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in final practice.

It would have been likely a McLaren 1-2 had it not been for Norris encoun😼tering traffic on his best lꦆap.

Ferrari dropped behind Merce🙈des and Red Bull in FP3 as they struggled with🐠 one-lap pace at Albert Park.

Ferra🦩ri have an impressive record at the Australian Grand Prix, though, winning four of the last six r🍃aces in Melbourne.