Peter Windsor analyses key aspects of Ferrari's qualifying for 2022 Australian GP

Peter Windsor analyses key aspects of Ferrari’s qualifying for 2022 Australian GP. Peter Windsor analyses key aspects of Ferrari's qualifying .

Scuderia Ferrari dazzled in Melbourne on Friday; and on Saturday they parlayed that promise into a pole beautifully won by Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez qualified second and third – but there was frustration for the other Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz, who, with a potential pole in sight, was delayed in the final moments by a starter issue. With Perez absolved from an alleged yellow flag incident, the three English drivers – Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, all using Mercedes power units – will line up in fourth, fifth and sixth places.

The bouncing or “porpoising” problem, characteristic of the new ground effect regulations, still persists for many teams – notably Ferrari and Mercedes – and may play a role in tyre management on Sunday. In this video Peter Windsor analyses these points and more – and also recalls the dramatic moment at a Silverstone test, in 1979, when Lotus first discovered “porpoising”.