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As the Red Bull driver suffered a brake problem at the start of the race, his Ferrari rival took control early on and never relinquished it, scoring his first win since last year’s Singapore GP.Charles Leclerc settled for second as Ferrari grabbed its first one-two finish of the year, with McLaren’s Lando Norris completing the podium ahead of Oscar Piastri and Sergio Perez, who in Verstappen’s …Keep reading

The Briton had qualified ahead of Leclerc and remained ahead during the opening phase of the race, but fell behind during the opening pit phase as the Monegasque and Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri conducted earlier pitstops to claim the undercut. In an effort to chase Leclerc, McLaren conducted a swap between Norris and Piastri as the Australian’s pace was slower, and Norris started to …Keep reading

Norris and Piastri finished third and fourth behind Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in Melbourne after McLaren asked Piastri before halfway to swap positions with Norris.But while the Australian rued missing out on a podium in front of his home crowd, he conceded the swap was fair because had been allowed to undercut his team-mate earlier in the race, and thereafter Norris was faster …Keep reading

The Mercedes driver was knocked out of Q2 in qualifying and started the Albert Park race in 11th, but after a solid start, he was forced to pull over after 15 laps due to a power unit problem.The DNF caps a tough start to the 2024 F1 season, with Hamilton only seventh in Bahrain and ninth in Saudi Arabia, and led to the seven-time world champion labelling it his worst start to an F1 season in his …Keep reading

Instead, Carlos Sainz brilliantly controlled the events Down Under and beat Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2, showing few signs of struggle despite having surgery on his appendix just two weeks ago.Although Sainz’s win was the main headline, there were plenty of other moments that defined the race in Melbourne for each of the 10 teams – all of whom enjoyed varying fortunes throughout the 58-lap …Keep reading

The pair were battling for sixth place in the closing stages of the Albert Park race, with Russell closing in on Alonso, having pitted later and with the benefit of fresher tyres.Approaching Turn 6, Russell appeared to suddenly gain on the Aston Martin ahead, which destabilised his Mercedes and sent him over the gravel and into a heavy hit with the wall.Russell has confirmed he is OK having been …Keep reading

A fortnight ago Sainz had to miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to appendicitis, facing a battle to regain fitness for Melbourne’s third race of the season.But while the Spaniard admitted he wasn’t physically at 100 percent, that didn’t stop him from qualifying second behind Max Verstappen.And when Verstappen hit brake trouble from the start of the race, Sainz pounced to break the Dutchman’s …Keep reading

Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris at the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix results2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix reportPolesitter Verstappen led the charge to Turn 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second in the Ferrari after a straightforward start to the race.But Sainz got a great run on …Keep reading

After he took the lead from Verstappen on the second lap with a pass around the outside at Turn 10, Sainz maintained the lead throughout the entirety of the race – and his victory in the 58-lap race was enshrined a lap early when George Russell crashed out at Turn 6 to produce a virtual safety car.A mere two weeks after having his appendix removed which caused him to miss the Saudi Arabian Grand …Keep reading

Verstappen started the Melbourne race from pole but couldn’t hold on to his lead for long as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz swooped past on lap 2.The Dutchman immediately complained about the balance of his RB20, saying the rear started feeling loose.On lap 4 it became apparent why as his right rear corner started smoking. Towards the end of the lap Verstappen had to back off, retiring into the pitlane …Keep reading