Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok believes 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton’s deficit to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc in practice at the Australian Grand Prix is🧜 due to the approach the seven-time world champion is takꦦing to “build a weekend”.

This weekend is Hamil𒐪ton’s first as a Ferrari driver f𒉰ollowing his bombshell move from Mercedes.

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

In final practi♋ce, 🌄Hamilton was eighth-fastest, approximately 0.2s off Leclerc’s pace.

Hamilton has been consistently behind his teammate throughout practice as they gear up for the first qual🌸ifying of the year.

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

“I thin🌠k tಞhey’re in the fight, 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 unrealistic, but they’re absolutely in the fight for pole.”

Former W Series driver and fellow Sky F1 pundit Naomi Schif🃏f added: “100 per cent. It seems like he’s building into it and ꦓactually making great progress every session.

“I think for qualifying it’s still g🎉oing to be a bit of a challenge. We know Lando wasn’t able to compl༺ete his lap there.

“Had a bit𝕴 of traffic in sector three. For the Ferraris to be able to challenge will be difficult for pole but I think they’re 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5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in final practice.

It would have be♓en likely a McLaren 1-2 had it not been for Norris encountering traffic on his best lap.

Ferrari dropped behind Mercedes and Red Bull in FP3 as they ♍struggled with one-lap p🍌ace at Albert Park.

Ferrari have an impressive record at the Australian Grand Prix, though, winning four of the last six races in Melbo🅠urne.