Ferrari's Leclerc puts teammate Hamilton in the shade in Australian GP practice

Adrian Bogdan

MELBOURNE :Charles Leclerc left new Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake as he topped the timesheets in the second free practice at the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday. Leclerc lapped the Albert Park circuit in one minute, 16.439 seconds on soft tyres, 0.124 seconds better than McLaren's Oscar Piastri, who nudged teammate Lando Norris into third. Seven-times world champion Hamilton was fifth, an improvement on his 12th ranking in the first session (FP1)