Verstappen second, Russell third as Piastri finishes ninthLewis Hamilton crosses 10th in Ferrari debut in Melbourne
Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix after a dramatic, incident-packed race in Melbourne. The McLaren driver prevailed after a close fight with his teammate Oscar Piastri, who went off late in the race and could recover only to ninth.
Norris also had to see off a strong challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who was second, with Mercedes’ George Russell in third and his rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli making a superb recovery drive to claim fifth from 16th on the grid. Alex Albon also returned an excellent fourth for Williams.
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