Isaac Hajar: The podium will be a good result.

      In Melbourne, Isaac Hajar showed the third fastest time in his first qualifying session with Red Bull Racing. The French driver is satisfied with the result and hopes to reach the podium in the race, which, if successful, would be his second in his career.

      Max Verstappen did not set a time, and the stewards will decide on his eligibility to start. In the first session, Max's car was spun and thrown into the wall while braking before the first corner.

      Isaac Hajar (3rd): "The qualifying went smoothly, although the weekend had been somewhat difficult up to that point, and we were not able to fight for places in the top three. I felt that the Ferrari and McLaren drivers were definitely ahead of me, but throughout the qualifying, I increased my pace and managed to complete a very good final lap.

      The only thing I can do in the race against Mercedes is to start better. But at the moment, they are too fast. I want to maintain my position in the race. A second podium would be a good result."

      Max Verstappen (no time): "Good question, what happened. I haven't spoken with the team yet and haven't seen the telemetry, but I've never experienced such a loss of control under braking in my life. I pressed the pedal and suddenly the rear wheels completely locked up, so that's a bit strange.

      I think the problem occurred even before shifting to a lower gear because I pressed the pedal, and as soon as I did that, and the shift to a lower gear happens quite quickly, the wheels instantly locked up at the peak of the braking force. So yes, something very strange happened.

      Now the goal for the race is to earn points. We still have to deal with many unknown factors. Tomorrow we'll see what we can do."