2024-03-24 18:03:20
The Ferrari team scored its first double since the Bahrain race in 2022 with Spaniard Carlos Sainz taking first place at the Australian Grand Prix, the third round of the Formula One World Championship, in front of his teammate Charles Leclerc from Monaco, taking advantage of the withdrawal of world champion Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen on Sunday. In Melbourne.
After completely dominating the first two rounds in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Verstappen seemed likely to achieve his tenth successive victory and equal the record he achieved last season when he broke German Sebastian Vettel’s record (9 in a row in 2013), especially since he was on pole for the thirty-fifth time in his career.
However, a mechanical failure in the second lap allowed Saints, who was returning from surgery to remove his appendix two weeks ago, which led to his absence from the Saudi Award, to pass him on his way to his first victory since the Singapore race last year and the third in his career, while the world champion in the past three seasons had to… He returned to his team’s barn following four laps, with smoke rising from his car.
Verstappen remained at the top of the overall standings, but Leclerc, who finished second, 2.366 minutes behind Sanis, was no longer trailing the world champion by only four points (47 vs. 51).
Below are the results of the Australian Grand Prix in the Formula One World Championship on Sunday:
1. Carlos Sainz (Spain/Ferrari) 1.20:26.843 hours
2. Charles Leclerc (Monaco/Ferrari), 2.366 seconds behind
3. Lando Norris (Britain/McLaren), with a difference of 5.904 seconds
4. Oscar Piastri (Australia/McLaren) with a difference of 35.770 seconds
5. Sergio Pires (Mexico/Red Bull) with a difference of 56.309 seconds
6. Fernando Alonso (Spain/Aston Martin), 1:20.992 minutes
7. Lance Stroll (Canada/Aston Martin) with a difference of 1:33.222 minutes
8. Yuki Tsunoda (Japan/RB), with a difference of 1:35.601 minutes
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany/Haas) with a difference of 1:44.553 minutes
10. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark/Haas), 1 lap behind
11. Alexander Albon (Thailand/Williams), 1 lap behind
12.Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RB), 1 lap behind
13. Pierre Gasly (France/Alpine), 1 lap behind
14. Valtteri Bottas (Finland/Sauber), 1 lap behind
15. Dzhou Guanyu (China/Sauber), 1 lap behind
16. Esteban Ocon (France/Alpine), 1 lap behind
17. George Russell (GB/Mercedes), 3 laps behind
Fastest race lap: Charles Leclerc (Monaco/Ferrari) 1:19.813 on lap 56 (average speed: 238.066 km/h)
Withdrawals:
Max Verstappen (Netherlands/Red Bull): Brakes (Lap 4)
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes): Drive (Lap 16)
George Russell (GB/Mercedes): Detour (Lap 57)
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