ザウバーからアルファロメオへと生まれ変わり、チームの戦闘力は大幅アップ。「マシンにはもっと上位を争える速さがあった」とキミ・ライコネンは8位入賞では満足はしない。

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That’s all for today! ? P8 for #Kimi7, P15 for #AG99. Well-done both! ??Now looking forward to Bahrain. • #AusGP #GetCloser

Alfa Romeo Racingさん(@sauberf1team)がシェアした投稿 – 2019年 3月月16日午後11時45分PDT

チーム名が変わったレーシングポイントF1。まだフォース・インディアと言ってしまいそうだ。新加入のランス・ストロールが大混戦の中団グループの中、しっかりと走り切り9位フィニッシュ。ベテランのチームメイトよりも先に入賞を果たした。

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“I am really pleased with my race today – it has been a great day at the office. It’s really nice to pick up some points on the first weekend of the season, but it wasn’t easy. It was a really challenging afternoon, chasing Hulkenberg and Raikkonen ahead of me while also keeping Kvyat and Gasly behind me for most of the race. I was under a lot of pressure and it was very tight, but I am glad we managed to pick up two points. We were always planning to go long with our strategy: we were starting out of position so we knew the key was to make a good start and gain some places in the opening stages, which we did. After that, we had good pace and managed to hold off the cars behind us on softer tyres than ours. We saw today that it’s going to be really close in the middle of the grid, but we are definitely in the fight.” #ausgp #racingpoint #f1 #formula1

SportPesa Racing Point F1 Teamさん(@racingpointf1)がシェアした投稿 – 2019年 3月月17日午前3時36分PDT

レースウイークの木曜朝に急逝したFIAのF1レースディレクター、チャーリー・ホワイティング氏。突然の訃報にパドックは悲しみに包まれた。

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? Il ricordo della #Formula1 per Charlie Whiting prima del via dell’#AustralianGP #SkyMotori #F1 #PazziDellaNotte

Sky Sport F1さん(@skysportf1)がシェアした投稿 – 2019年 3月月17日午前9時49分PDT

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We are filled with immense shock and sadness at Charlie Whiting's passing. . He will be remembered as a giant of the sport, as well as a dear friend to so many. . Our deepest sympathies and thoughts are with all of his friends and family.

FORMULA 1®さん(@f1)がシェアした投稿 – 2019年 3月月13日午後7時36分PDT