Mercedes had their competitive qualifying of the season in Melbourne as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell took second, 0.236s adrift of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton in third. 

Alonso🃏 will join Hamilton on the second row of𝐆 the grid after qualifying fourth for Aston Martin.

Asked if he was surprised by Mercedes’ much-improved pace, the t𒁏wo-time world champion told Sky: “Not really🌱. 

“I think they🐲 were already fast in Jeddah already. And the🦹y were fast in FP2. They are always fast. 

“If you read the comments, it seems that they have a car that is out of Q3. But it is not that ꧒car.”

Alonso finished ahead of both Mercedes drivers in the opening two rounds as he claimed back-to-back podiums behind the dominant Red Bulls.🌜 

Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz🥃, who finished a tenth behind Alonso in fifth, echoed his fellow Spaniard’s comme♏nts, adding Mercedes are “a lot faster than people think”. 

“In the race they had a pace very close to Fernando📖 in Jeddah,” he said. 

“Lewis and George, they were flat out and we couldn't 🦩keep up with them. So that car is quick.

"It isn't as q💖uick as the Red Bull, no one is, but they put Qualifying together and they can be a very strong package, too."