168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton was encouraged by the small gap to teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc on his F1 qualifying debut for Ferrari.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton could only qualify eighth﷽, one place behind Leclerc, as Ferrari struggled for one lap pace at the seas♚on-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton admitted he was surprised by Ferrari’s eight-tenth deficit to McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris, who stormed to pole position ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

"I generally feel good,” Hamilt🍌on said. "I had a really good time out there today. Everything has been a first this weekend; my first practice sessions with Ferrari, my first qualifying🔯.

“It's been a lot of work to really adapt, this car is so much different here to what I've experienced in the past. But it'sꦇ been interesting.

"I defi💮nitely didn't know that we'd be eight tenths offꦚ today, but there is a lot to dissect for sure.”

Leclerc leads early Ferrari head-to-head

Hamilton has trailed new teammate Leclerc in every session in Melbourne so far but ended ๊up just 0.218s slower on the final run of Q3.

The 40-year-old Briton was ultimately pleased with his effort as he continues to get up to speed at Ferrari and🐲 bounce back from his qualifying struggles during 2024. 

"Charles has been in this team for seven years, he knows this car in and out - not necessarily the new one, b𝕴ut the general characteristics of our cars - and all the tools and everything,” Hamilton explained.

"I'm still learning those so to be that close in my first qualifying session I'll definitely take it. We'll just get🔯 our heads꧃ down and start working trying to find out why we're not on pace with the front-runners.

"Tomorrow's going to be a challenge, I've never driven this car in the rain. I don't even know the rain settings so I've got to go and study that tonight a꧟nd it'll be a learning experienꦬce again tomorrow."

Both Leclerc and Hamilton would not have expected to find themselves behind Yuki Tsunoda's Racing Bull, or Alex Albon's Williams, who qualified fifth and sixth respectively.&♌nbsp;

Asked if he was surpr🤪ised by Ferrari’s struggles, Leclerc replied: “Yes I am.

“Not totally surprised with ✃the feeling I had in Q3, but surprised overall after a day like we had yesterday where everything ran smoothly. Everything felt pretty ok.

“In Q3 I foꩲund myself with a different car and I don’t really know why. So we’ve got to look into it.”