14 Mar 2015

Rookies impress at Australian GP qualifying

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<b>TORO ROSSO ROOKIES:</b> Max Verstappen (pictured here) will start the 2015 Australian GP in 12th place behind team mate and fellow rookie Carlos Sainz jnr in 8th. <i>Image: AP / Rob Griffith</i>

MELBOURNE, Australian - The three rookie drivers who took part in qualifying for the Formula 1 season-opening 2015 Australian GP all enjoyed successful debuts on Saturday (March 14), safely booking spots in themiddle of the pack at Albert Park.

Carlos Sainz, whose father and namesake was a double world rally champion in the 1990s, was the pick of the trio, qualifying eighth for Toro Rosso.

Team mate Max Verstappen, who will become the youngest driver to start a F1 race, was 12th, while Felipe Nasr was sandwiched between the pair in 11th after a roller-coaster day with his Sauber team.

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