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Hello. Hello and a very warm welcome to the late-breaking F-1 podcast presented by Sam Sage and me, Ben Hocking, on what is today the review of the qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix,

which you might be able to tell we're doing at 90% volume because we'd like to keep our partners at half-past six in the morning.

Yeah, well, I think I'm at about 30% volume

because I also have a neighbour downstairs

who will absolutely march up and crucify me.

And I'm, you know, folks, if you've been around a while, you know, I'm not the quietest of

gentlemen in the world. So yes, one, one partner upstairs, one neighbour downstairs, and the loudest man

in all of England is in the middle. So we are trying to be careful and quiet and got to upset

people. Do you know what's really odd is that Harry's on zero percent volume? Harry's not here again, is he? Ah, he's done that thing again. I'm good at that, just not being here. Good job, mate. See you soon. Never mind. You might be back for tomorrow. I think he's a bit unconfirmed on that one.

So, hey, you'll find out with us, folks.

But anyway, we're here to talk about Australian Grand Prix qualifying.

And Max Verstappen took pole position in what was, in the end, fairly comfortable margin over his nearest challenger, that being Carlos

signs in the Ferrari, promised to be a bit of a closer battle than that. Maybe we were drawn

in, but certainly through practice, Red Bull didn't quite seem as on top of things as they

usually are. And even early in qualifying, it seemed fairly close. But as soon as Q3 rolled

around, Max Verstappen really asserting his advantage, Sergio Perez in third, Landon Norris

in fourth, with Charles LeClair in fifth, rounding out the top five. From Verstappen's perspective,

obviously him on pole position, not a massive shock in modern Formula One, Sam, but in terms of the

margin itself, surprised at how big that was? Yeah, I am surprised. Two and a bit tense is it's not

nothing in Formula One in any other sport. You might go, well, that's the blink of an eye,

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