2024-03-24 08:01:32
After almost 2 years, the world champion in Formula 1 Max Verstappen did not complete a start. He caught fire on the right rear brake as early as the third lap in Australia. On April 10, 2022 at the same track was the previous time he failed to finish.
“It’s like I was driving a manual car,” explained the Dutchman. His departure will cause even bigger problems at Red Bull, where there is a power struggle.
And again, Carlos Sainz stopped Verstappen’s winning streak. The Spaniard once again rubbed the noses of “Ferrari” by beating his teammate Charles Leclerc in a perfect way. Just two weeks after the appendicitis operation, Carlos showed that the team may have made a mistake when they decided to replace him with Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton himself dropped a few laps behind Verstappen.
The race ended under a virtual safety car after George Russell dropped his Mercedes in a battle with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso for sixth and crashed into the concrete fence.
The two Ferrari drivers were followed by the two McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Sergio Perez with “Red Bull” was only fifth, followed by the two drivers of “Aston Martin” – Alonso and Lance Stroll. Yuki Tsunoda took Alpine’s first points of the season, and Haas also scored two drivers in the points – Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen.