F1 Championship Battle Alive?

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari, AGP.

    A Ferrari 1-2 at Albert Park! The last time Ferrari have secured the top two positions at the Australian Grand Prix was way back in 2004 in the Schumacher heyday. 
    A visibly still ginger Carlos Sainz climbed into his Ferrari on Friday for Free Practise 1, only to execute a masterful performance all weekend to claim a dominating victory on Sunday, thus vanquishing any ill effects from his recent surgery for appendicitis. Team mate Charles Leclerc had to work slightly harder to despatch the highly competitive McLarens, but picked up the extra point for fastest lap on his way to second place. Despite the fact that reigning champ Max Verstappen's Red Bull expired early, you can't help but suspect that Ferrari would have prevailed anyway. Congrats to Ferrari. Would've been a massive night in Lygon St.
    The fashion of which Ferrari engineered their weekend at Albert Park is the type of meticulous thorough approach needed GP after GP to mount a successful championship assault. Everyone knows that they have the capability and resources to achieve this, but there are some that would imply Ferrari have squandered opportunities in the past. Can Ferrari deliver on their undoubted potential by sustaining that form over the course of the entire season? Already after only 3 rounds, the championship standings have closed up enticing us to anticipate the materialisation of a closely fought campaign. Is it just possible that 2024 could be the year of the Prancing Horse? 
    Lastly, on a slightly different note, plaudits must be given to Williams' driver Logan Sargeant for the mature way he handled having his car handed over to team mate Alex Albon, after Albon's crash on Friday rendered his car unrepairable. A true team player who's confidence consequentially must of suffered a body blow. Australians love an underdog story, and we'd love nothing better than to see Logan Sargeant bounce back and score points at the next GP. Roll on Japan.
​    Oh, and how did we celebrate Ferrari's 1-2 at Albert Park? By eating pasta of course (with a few pints). Ciao.
    

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