Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris on the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix outcomes
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Polesitter Verstappen led the cost to Flip 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second within the Ferrari after a simple begin to the race.
However Sainz received an incredible run on Verstappen because the DRS was deployed on lap 2, passing the Pink Bull driver into Flip 9 to hit the entrance for the primary time.
Sainz was already beginning to break free when smoke began pouring out of Verstappen’s Pink Bull on lap 3, sending him tumbling down the order. The Dutchman got here into the pits on the finish of the lap to retire the automobile, blowing the race broad open.
Hamilton, who began on softs, was the primary of the frontrunners to change to exhausting tyres, triggering a series of pitstops.
McLaren pitted Oscar Piastri first with the intention to cowl George Russell, nevertheless it compromised team-mate Lando Norris, who dropped to fourth after all of the drivers had accomplished their pitstops. This additionally promoted Charles Leclerc to second, behind Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
On lap 17, Hamilton started to decelerate with what he reported to be an engine situation, forcing him to park the automobile to the aspect of the monitor.
The digital security automobile was briefly deployed, which allowed Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to make an affordable pitstop and bounce to fifth place.
On the entrance, Sainz began rebuilding his lead over Leclerc, extending his benefit to 6 seconds by lap 30.
McLaren, in the meantime, requested its drivers to swap positions, giving Norris a stab at chasing Leclerc for second.
The technique appeared to repay, with Norris getting inside 1.5s of Leclerc and forcing the Ferrari driver to make an early cease to ditch his outdated exhausting tyres.
Norris pitted on the finish of lap 41, rejoining the monitor 3.5s behind Leclerc however on a lot brisker tyres. Nonetheless, he could not actually make any inroads into Leclerc’s lead because the race end drew nearer, with the Monegasque driver doing greater than sufficient to remain comfortably forward.
Sainz took the chequered flag after 58 laps with a profitable margin of two.3s after nursing his tyres within the ultimate laps, whereas Leclerc crossed the road in second to finish a memorable 1-2 for Ferrari.
Norris claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum in third, with residence hero Piastri crossing the end line in fourth.
Sergio Perez did not characteristic within the podium battle after beginning the race from sixth, having picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
The Mexican driver could not step up on a day team-mate Verstappen was compelled out by technical points, ending fifth.
Russell was chasing Alonso for sixth on the ultimate lap when he suffered a giant crash at Turns 6-7, along with his Mercedes turning over after smashing the obstacles.
With Russell retiring in spectacular vogue, Alonso took sixth below VSC situations, whereas Lance Stroll made it a double factors end for Aston Martin in seventh.
Yuki Tsunoda opened his factors tally of 2024 with a powerful drive to eighth, as Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen accomplished the highest 10.
Williams driver Alex Albon, who took over Logan Sargeant’s chassis after a crash in FP1, may solely muster an Eleventh-place end in Melbourne.
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo struggled to twelfth on residence turf, whereas thirteenth was the perfect Pierre Gasly may handle within the Alpine after selecting up a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
It was torrid outing in Austria for Sauber, with a wheen gun downside consigning Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to 14th and fifteenth positions, solely forward of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix quickest laps
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix tyre historical past
Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris on the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix outcomes
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Polesitter Verstappen led the cost to Flip 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second within the Ferrari after a simple begin to the race.
However Sainz received an incredible run on Verstappen because the DRS was deployed on lap 2, passing the Pink Bull driver into Flip 9 to hit the entrance for the primary time.
Sainz was already beginning to break free when smoke began pouring out of Verstappen’s Pink Bull on lap 3, sending him tumbling down the order. The Dutchman got here into the pits on the finish of the lap to retire the automobile, blowing the race broad open.
Hamilton, who began on softs, was the primary of the frontrunners to change to exhausting tyres, triggering a series of pitstops.
McLaren pitted Oscar Piastri first with the intention to cowl George Russell, nevertheless it compromised team-mate Lando Norris, who dropped to fourth after all of the drivers had accomplished their pitstops. This additionally promoted Charles Leclerc to second, behind Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
On lap 17, Hamilton started to decelerate with what he reported to be an engine situation, forcing him to park the automobile to the aspect of the monitor.
The digital security automobile was briefly deployed, which allowed Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to make an affordable pitstop and bounce to fifth place.
On the entrance, Sainz began rebuilding his lead over Leclerc, extending his benefit to 6 seconds by lap 30.
McLaren, in the meantime, requested its drivers to swap positions, giving Norris a stab at chasing Leclerc for second.
The technique appeared to repay, with Norris getting inside 1.5s of Leclerc and forcing the Ferrari driver to make an early cease to ditch his outdated exhausting tyres.
Norris pitted on the finish of lap 41, rejoining the monitor 3.5s behind Leclerc however on a lot brisker tyres. Nonetheless, he could not actually make any inroads into Leclerc’s lead because the race end drew nearer, with the Monegasque driver doing greater than sufficient to remain comfortably forward.
Sainz took the chequered flag after 58 laps with a profitable margin of two.3s after nursing his tyres within the ultimate laps, whereas Leclerc crossed the road in second to finish a memorable 1-2 for Ferrari.
Norris claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum in third, with residence hero Piastri crossing the end line in fourth.
Sergio Perez did not characteristic within the podium battle after beginning the race from sixth, having picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
The Mexican driver could not step up on a day team-mate Verstappen was compelled out by technical points, ending fifth.
Russell was chasing Alonso for sixth on the ultimate lap when he suffered a giant crash at Turns 6-7, along with his Mercedes turning over after smashing the obstacles.
With Russell retiring in spectacular vogue, Alonso took sixth below VSC situations, whereas Lance Stroll made it a double factors end for Aston Martin in seventh.
Yuki Tsunoda opened his factors tally of 2024 with a powerful drive to eighth, as Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen accomplished the highest 10.
Williams driver Alex Albon, who took over Logan Sargeant’s chassis after a crash in FP1, may solely muster an Eleventh-place end in Melbourne.
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo struggled to twelfth on residence turf, whereas thirteenth was the perfect Pierre Gasly may handle within the Alpine after selecting up a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
It was torrid outing in Austria for Sauber, with a wheen gun downside consigning Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to 14th and fifteenth positions, solely forward of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix quickest laps
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix tyre historical past
Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris on the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix outcomes
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Polesitter Verstappen led the cost to Flip 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second within the Ferrari after a simple begin to the race.
However Sainz received an incredible run on Verstappen because the DRS was deployed on lap 2, passing the Pink Bull driver into Flip 9 to hit the entrance for the primary time.
Sainz was already beginning to break free when smoke began pouring out of Verstappen’s Pink Bull on lap 3, sending him tumbling down the order. The Dutchman got here into the pits on the finish of the lap to retire the automobile, blowing the race broad open.
Hamilton, who began on softs, was the primary of the frontrunners to change to exhausting tyres, triggering a series of pitstops.
McLaren pitted Oscar Piastri first with the intention to cowl George Russell, nevertheless it compromised team-mate Lando Norris, who dropped to fourth after all of the drivers had accomplished their pitstops. This additionally promoted Charles Leclerc to second, behind Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
On lap 17, Hamilton started to decelerate with what he reported to be an engine situation, forcing him to park the automobile to the aspect of the monitor.
The digital security automobile was briefly deployed, which allowed Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to make an affordable pitstop and bounce to fifth place.
On the entrance, Sainz began rebuilding his lead over Leclerc, extending his benefit to 6 seconds by lap 30.
McLaren, in the meantime, requested its drivers to swap positions, giving Norris a stab at chasing Leclerc for second.
The technique appeared to repay, with Norris getting inside 1.5s of Leclerc and forcing the Ferrari driver to make an early cease to ditch his outdated exhausting tyres.
Norris pitted on the finish of lap 41, rejoining the monitor 3.5s behind Leclerc however on a lot brisker tyres. Nonetheless, he could not actually make any inroads into Leclerc’s lead because the race end drew nearer, with the Monegasque driver doing greater than sufficient to remain comfortably forward.
Sainz took the chequered flag after 58 laps with a profitable margin of two.3s after nursing his tyres within the ultimate laps, whereas Leclerc crossed the road in second to finish a memorable 1-2 for Ferrari.
Norris claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum in third, with residence hero Piastri crossing the end line in fourth.
Sergio Perez did not characteristic within the podium battle after beginning the race from sixth, having picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
The Mexican driver could not step up on a day team-mate Verstappen was compelled out by technical points, ending fifth.
Russell was chasing Alonso for sixth on the ultimate lap when he suffered a giant crash at Turns 6-7, along with his Mercedes turning over after smashing the obstacles.
With Russell retiring in spectacular vogue, Alonso took sixth below VSC situations, whereas Lance Stroll made it a double factors end for Aston Martin in seventh.
Yuki Tsunoda opened his factors tally of 2024 with a powerful drive to eighth, as Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen accomplished the highest 10.
Williams driver Alex Albon, who took over Logan Sargeant’s chassis after a crash in FP1, may solely muster an Eleventh-place end in Melbourne.
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo struggled to twelfth on residence turf, whereas thirteenth was the perfect Pierre Gasly may handle within the Alpine after selecting up a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
It was torrid outing in Austria for Sauber, with a wheen gun downside consigning Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to 14th and fifteenth positions, solely forward of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix quickest laps
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix tyre historical past
Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris on the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix outcomes
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Polesitter Verstappen led the cost to Flip 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second within the Ferrari after a simple begin to the race.
However Sainz received an incredible run on Verstappen because the DRS was deployed on lap 2, passing the Pink Bull driver into Flip 9 to hit the entrance for the primary time.
Sainz was already beginning to break free when smoke began pouring out of Verstappen’s Pink Bull on lap 3, sending him tumbling down the order. The Dutchman got here into the pits on the finish of the lap to retire the automobile, blowing the race broad open.
Hamilton, who began on softs, was the primary of the frontrunners to change to exhausting tyres, triggering a series of pitstops.
McLaren pitted Oscar Piastri first with the intention to cowl George Russell, nevertheless it compromised team-mate Lando Norris, who dropped to fourth after all of the drivers had accomplished their pitstops. This additionally promoted Charles Leclerc to second, behind Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
On lap 17, Hamilton started to decelerate with what he reported to be an engine situation, forcing him to park the automobile to the aspect of the monitor.
The digital security automobile was briefly deployed, which allowed Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to make an affordable pitstop and bounce to fifth place.
On the entrance, Sainz began rebuilding his lead over Leclerc, extending his benefit to 6 seconds by lap 30.
McLaren, in the meantime, requested its drivers to swap positions, giving Norris a stab at chasing Leclerc for second.
The technique appeared to repay, with Norris getting inside 1.5s of Leclerc and forcing the Ferrari driver to make an early cease to ditch his outdated exhausting tyres.
Norris pitted on the finish of lap 41, rejoining the monitor 3.5s behind Leclerc however on a lot brisker tyres. Nonetheless, he could not actually make any inroads into Leclerc’s lead because the race end drew nearer, with the Monegasque driver doing greater than sufficient to remain comfortably forward.
Sainz took the chequered flag after 58 laps with a profitable margin of two.3s after nursing his tyres within the ultimate laps, whereas Leclerc crossed the road in second to finish a memorable 1-2 for Ferrari.
Norris claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum in third, with residence hero Piastri crossing the end line in fourth.
Sergio Perez did not characteristic within the podium battle after beginning the race from sixth, having picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
The Mexican driver could not step up on a day team-mate Verstappen was compelled out by technical points, ending fifth.
Russell was chasing Alonso for sixth on the ultimate lap when he suffered a giant crash at Turns 6-7, along with his Mercedes turning over after smashing the obstacles.
With Russell retiring in spectacular vogue, Alonso took sixth below VSC situations, whereas Lance Stroll made it a double factors end for Aston Martin in seventh.
Yuki Tsunoda opened his factors tally of 2024 with a powerful drive to eighth, as Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen accomplished the highest 10.
Williams driver Alex Albon, who took over Logan Sargeant’s chassis after a crash in FP1, may solely muster an Eleventh-place end in Melbourne.
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo struggled to twelfth on residence turf, whereas thirteenth was the perfect Pierre Gasly may handle within the Alpine after selecting up a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
It was torrid outing in Austria for Sauber, with a wheen gun downside consigning Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to 14th and fifteenth positions, solely forward of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix quickest laps
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix tyre historical past
Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris on the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix outcomes
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Polesitter Verstappen led the cost to Flip 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second within the Ferrari after a simple begin to the race.
However Sainz received an incredible run on Verstappen because the DRS was deployed on lap 2, passing the Pink Bull driver into Flip 9 to hit the entrance for the primary time.
Sainz was already beginning to break free when smoke began pouring out of Verstappen’s Pink Bull on lap 3, sending him tumbling down the order. The Dutchman got here into the pits on the finish of the lap to retire the automobile, blowing the race broad open.
Hamilton, who began on softs, was the primary of the frontrunners to change to exhausting tyres, triggering a series of pitstops.
McLaren pitted Oscar Piastri first with the intention to cowl George Russell, nevertheless it compromised team-mate Lando Norris, who dropped to fourth after all of the drivers had accomplished their pitstops. This additionally promoted Charles Leclerc to second, behind Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
On lap 17, Hamilton started to decelerate with what he reported to be an engine situation, forcing him to park the automobile to the aspect of the monitor.
The digital security automobile was briefly deployed, which allowed Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to make an affordable pitstop and bounce to fifth place.
On the entrance, Sainz began rebuilding his lead over Leclerc, extending his benefit to 6 seconds by lap 30.
McLaren, in the meantime, requested its drivers to swap positions, giving Norris a stab at chasing Leclerc for second.
The technique appeared to repay, with Norris getting inside 1.5s of Leclerc and forcing the Ferrari driver to make an early cease to ditch his outdated exhausting tyres.
Norris pitted on the finish of lap 41, rejoining the monitor 3.5s behind Leclerc however on a lot brisker tyres. Nonetheless, he could not actually make any inroads into Leclerc’s lead because the race end drew nearer, with the Monegasque driver doing greater than sufficient to remain comfortably forward.
Sainz took the chequered flag after 58 laps with a profitable margin of two.3s after nursing his tyres within the ultimate laps, whereas Leclerc crossed the road in second to finish a memorable 1-2 for Ferrari.
Norris claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum in third, with residence hero Piastri crossing the end line in fourth.
Sergio Perez did not characteristic within the podium battle after beginning the race from sixth, having picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
The Mexican driver could not step up on a day team-mate Verstappen was compelled out by technical points, ending fifth.
Russell was chasing Alonso for sixth on the ultimate lap when he suffered a giant crash at Turns 6-7, along with his Mercedes turning over after smashing the obstacles.
With Russell retiring in spectacular vogue, Alonso took sixth below VSC situations, whereas Lance Stroll made it a double factors end for Aston Martin in seventh.
Yuki Tsunoda opened his factors tally of 2024 with a powerful drive to eighth, as Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen accomplished the highest 10.
Williams driver Alex Albon, who took over Logan Sargeant’s chassis after a crash in FP1, may solely muster an Eleventh-place end in Melbourne.
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo struggled to twelfth on residence turf, whereas thirteenth was the perfect Pierre Gasly may handle within the Alpine after selecting up a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
It was torrid outing in Austria for Sauber, with a wheen gun downside consigning Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to 14th and fifteenth positions, solely forward of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix quickest laps
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix tyre historical past
Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris on the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix outcomes
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Polesitter Verstappen led the cost to Flip 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second within the Ferrari after a simple begin to the race.
However Sainz received an incredible run on Verstappen because the DRS was deployed on lap 2, passing the Pink Bull driver into Flip 9 to hit the entrance for the primary time.
Sainz was already beginning to break free when smoke began pouring out of Verstappen’s Pink Bull on lap 3, sending him tumbling down the order. The Dutchman got here into the pits on the finish of the lap to retire the automobile, blowing the race broad open.
Hamilton, who began on softs, was the primary of the frontrunners to change to exhausting tyres, triggering a series of pitstops.
McLaren pitted Oscar Piastri first with the intention to cowl George Russell, nevertheless it compromised team-mate Lando Norris, who dropped to fourth after all of the drivers had accomplished their pitstops. This additionally promoted Charles Leclerc to second, behind Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
On lap 17, Hamilton started to decelerate with what he reported to be an engine situation, forcing him to park the automobile to the aspect of the monitor.
The digital security automobile was briefly deployed, which allowed Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to make an affordable pitstop and bounce to fifth place.
On the entrance, Sainz began rebuilding his lead over Leclerc, extending his benefit to 6 seconds by lap 30.
McLaren, in the meantime, requested its drivers to swap positions, giving Norris a stab at chasing Leclerc for second.
The technique appeared to repay, with Norris getting inside 1.5s of Leclerc and forcing the Ferrari driver to make an early cease to ditch his outdated exhausting tyres.
Norris pitted on the finish of lap 41, rejoining the monitor 3.5s behind Leclerc however on a lot brisker tyres. Nonetheless, he could not actually make any inroads into Leclerc’s lead because the race end drew nearer, with the Monegasque driver doing greater than sufficient to remain comfortably forward.
Sainz took the chequered flag after 58 laps with a profitable margin of two.3s after nursing his tyres within the ultimate laps, whereas Leclerc crossed the road in second to finish a memorable 1-2 for Ferrari.
Norris claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum in third, with residence hero Piastri crossing the end line in fourth.
Sergio Perez did not characteristic within the podium battle after beginning the race from sixth, having picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
The Mexican driver could not step up on a day team-mate Verstappen was compelled out by technical points, ending fifth.
Russell was chasing Alonso for sixth on the ultimate lap when he suffered a giant crash at Turns 6-7, along with his Mercedes turning over after smashing the obstacles.
With Russell retiring in spectacular vogue, Alonso took sixth below VSC situations, whereas Lance Stroll made it a double factors end for Aston Martin in seventh.
Yuki Tsunoda opened his factors tally of 2024 with a powerful drive to eighth, as Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen accomplished the highest 10.
Williams driver Alex Albon, who took over Logan Sargeant’s chassis after a crash in FP1, may solely muster an Eleventh-place end in Melbourne.
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo struggled to twelfth on residence turf, whereas thirteenth was the perfect Pierre Gasly may handle within the Alpine after selecting up a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
It was torrid outing in Austria for Sauber, with a wheen gun downside consigning Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to 14th and fifteenth positions, solely forward of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix quickest laps
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix tyre historical past
Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris on the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix outcomes
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Polesitter Verstappen led the cost to Flip 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second within the Ferrari after a simple begin to the race.
However Sainz received an incredible run on Verstappen because the DRS was deployed on lap 2, passing the Pink Bull driver into Flip 9 to hit the entrance for the primary time.
Sainz was already beginning to break free when smoke began pouring out of Verstappen’s Pink Bull on lap 3, sending him tumbling down the order. The Dutchman got here into the pits on the finish of the lap to retire the automobile, blowing the race broad open.
Hamilton, who began on softs, was the primary of the frontrunners to change to exhausting tyres, triggering a series of pitstops.
McLaren pitted Oscar Piastri first with the intention to cowl George Russell, nevertheless it compromised team-mate Lando Norris, who dropped to fourth after all of the drivers had accomplished their pitstops. This additionally promoted Charles Leclerc to second, behind Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
On lap 17, Hamilton started to decelerate with what he reported to be an engine situation, forcing him to park the automobile to the aspect of the monitor.
The digital security automobile was briefly deployed, which allowed Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to make an affordable pitstop and bounce to fifth place.
On the entrance, Sainz began rebuilding his lead over Leclerc, extending his benefit to 6 seconds by lap 30.
McLaren, in the meantime, requested its drivers to swap positions, giving Norris a stab at chasing Leclerc for second.
The technique appeared to repay, with Norris getting inside 1.5s of Leclerc and forcing the Ferrari driver to make an early cease to ditch his outdated exhausting tyres.
Norris pitted on the finish of lap 41, rejoining the monitor 3.5s behind Leclerc however on a lot brisker tyres. Nonetheless, he could not actually make any inroads into Leclerc’s lead because the race end drew nearer, with the Monegasque driver doing greater than sufficient to remain comfortably forward.
Sainz took the chequered flag after 58 laps with a profitable margin of two.3s after nursing his tyres within the ultimate laps, whereas Leclerc crossed the road in second to finish a memorable 1-2 for Ferrari.
Norris claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum in third, with residence hero Piastri crossing the end line in fourth.
Sergio Perez did not characteristic within the podium battle after beginning the race from sixth, having picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
The Mexican driver could not step up on a day team-mate Verstappen was compelled out by technical points, ending fifth.
Russell was chasing Alonso for sixth on the ultimate lap when he suffered a giant crash at Turns 6-7, along with his Mercedes turning over after smashing the obstacles.
With Russell retiring in spectacular vogue, Alonso took sixth below VSC situations, whereas Lance Stroll made it a double factors end for Aston Martin in seventh.
Yuki Tsunoda opened his factors tally of 2024 with a powerful drive to eighth, as Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen accomplished the highest 10.
Williams driver Alex Albon, who took over Logan Sargeant’s chassis after a crash in FP1, may solely muster an Eleventh-place end in Melbourne.
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo struggled to twelfth on residence turf, whereas thirteenth was the perfect Pierre Gasly may handle within the Alpine after selecting up a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
It was torrid outing in Austria for Sauber, with a wheen gun downside consigning Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to 14th and fifteenth positions, solely forward of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix quickest laps
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix tyre historical past
Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris on the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix outcomes
2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix report
Polesitter Verstappen led the cost to Flip 1, with Carlos Sainz holding on to second within the Ferrari after a simple begin to the race.
However Sainz received an incredible run on Verstappen because the DRS was deployed on lap 2, passing the Pink Bull driver into Flip 9 to hit the entrance for the primary time.
Sainz was already beginning to break free when smoke began pouring out of Verstappen’s Pink Bull on lap 3, sending him tumbling down the order. The Dutchman got here into the pits on the finish of the lap to retire the automobile, blowing the race broad open.
Hamilton, who began on softs, was the primary of the frontrunners to change to exhausting tyres, triggering a series of pitstops.
McLaren pitted Oscar Piastri first with the intention to cowl George Russell, nevertheless it compromised team-mate Lando Norris, who dropped to fourth after all of the drivers had accomplished their pitstops. This additionally promoted Charles Leclerc to second, behind Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
On lap 17, Hamilton started to decelerate with what he reported to be an engine situation, forcing him to park the automobile to the aspect of the monitor.
The digital security automobile was briefly deployed, which allowed Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to make an affordable pitstop and bounce to fifth place.
On the entrance, Sainz began rebuilding his lead over Leclerc, extending his benefit to 6 seconds by lap 30.
McLaren, in the meantime, requested its drivers to swap positions, giving Norris a stab at chasing Leclerc for second.
The technique appeared to repay, with Norris getting inside 1.5s of Leclerc and forcing the Ferrari driver to make an early cease to ditch his outdated exhausting tyres.
Norris pitted on the finish of lap 41, rejoining the monitor 3.5s behind Leclerc however on a lot brisker tyres. Nonetheless, he could not actually make any inroads into Leclerc’s lead because the race end drew nearer, with the Monegasque driver doing greater than sufficient to remain comfortably forward.
Sainz took the chequered flag after 58 laps with a profitable margin of two.3s after nursing his tyres within the ultimate laps, whereas Leclerc crossed the road in second to finish a memorable 1-2 for Ferrari.
Norris claimed the ultimate spot on the rostrum in third, with residence hero Piastri crossing the end line in fourth.
Sergio Perez did not characteristic within the podium battle after beginning the race from sixth, having picked up a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
The Mexican driver could not step up on a day team-mate Verstappen was compelled out by technical points, ending fifth.
Russell was chasing Alonso for sixth on the ultimate lap when he suffered a giant crash at Turns 6-7, along with his Mercedes turning over after smashing the obstacles.
With Russell retiring in spectacular vogue, Alonso took sixth below VSC situations, whereas Lance Stroll made it a double factors end for Aston Martin in seventh.
Yuki Tsunoda opened his factors tally of 2024 with a powerful drive to eighth, as Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen accomplished the highest 10.
Williams driver Alex Albon, who took over Logan Sargeant’s chassis after a crash in FP1, may solely muster an Eleventh-place end in Melbourne.
RB’s Daniel Ricciardo struggled to twelfth on residence turf, whereas thirteenth was the perfect Pierre Gasly may handle within the Alpine after selecting up a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.
It was torrid outing in Austria for Sauber, with a wheen gun downside consigning Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to 14th and fifteenth positions, solely forward of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.