THE Ferrari triumphed by taking advantage of the circumstances and making it 1-2 in Australia. THE Carlos Sainz won the victory with his equal, Charles Leclercto come second, while third was o Lando Norris taking a place on the podium for the first time this year. The Spaniard, who missed the previous Grand Prix two weeks ago in Saudi Arabia due to an appendicitis operation, is the only other driver to win in the last 21 championship races apart from Max Verstappen.
The world champion and pole-man retired in the third lap after a brake fire and so for the first time in almost two years he did not finish a race. At the same time, the Red Bull pilot could not equal the record of ten consecutive victories that he has. Things got even worse for Mercedes, who saw both of their cars not finish, since o Lewis Hamilton faced a mechanical failure, while o George Russell crashed just before the end.
THE Oscar Piastri with the second McLaren followed in fourth place, while o Sergio Peres with the second Red Bull he was fifth. THE Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), o Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), o Yuki Tsunoda (RB), o Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and o Kevin Magnussen (Haas) completed the rated ten.
Verstappen, who is seeking his fourth consecutive title, remains first (51) but has seen the gap narrow to four points from second-placed Leclerc (47), who also took the extra point from the fastest lap, while one point behind is Sergio Perez (46), with Leclerc fourth (40), while Hamilton is just ninth (8).
The next match, the fourth of the championship, will take place on April 7 in Japan.
See the ranking in Australia:
Source: Sport Fm
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