"I think yesterday, I said [the gap to Mercedes was] half a second, now it's eight tenths, so it's bigger than what I expected for sure," said Charles Leclerc with a rueful sigh after placing his Ferrari fourth for the Australian Grand Prix.<br>"It was a very significant gap yesterday already, so... I was very, very impressed this morning with the FP3, the power that they've shown was just crazy ...<a class='more' href='https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/how-russell-guided-his-go-kart-mercedes-to-f1-australian-gp-pole-by-a-staggering-margin/10803079/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=uk'>Keep reading</a>