Formula 1

That led to a standing restart in which Carlos Sainz tapped Fernando Alonso into a spin, both Alpines crashed out, and Williams' Logan Sargeant also collected ...

Race Control determined that the last point at which it was possible to the determine the position of all cars was when the last grid was formed. “Very shortly thereafter, there was a further Red Flag incident within the first two corners of the resumed race and Race Control had to determine what the order of the grid ought to be for the next restart based on Art 57.3. They suggested that if that line was used then the starting grid position of their car would have been different. “Having considered all the arguments made, we made the following determination… That led to a standing restart in which Carlos Sainz tapped Fernando Alonso into a spin, both Alpines crashed out, and Williams' Logan Sargeant also collected AlphaTauri's Nyck de Vries. “In this instance, the race was resumed after another Red Flag incident,” they wrote.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has claimed his first Australian Grand Prix in remarkable circumstances in a chaotic Formula 1 race filled with drama from the ...

Red Bull has won the first three races of a season for the first time, while Alonso has finished on the podium in every race so far in 2023. The carnage was so chaotic officials decided to restart the race in the order of the previous start, for a procession lap. On the restart, Verstappen was able to hold Hamilton to the first turn as bedlam unfolded behind his RB19, sparking a massive reshuffle of the finishing order in the 58-lap race.

Spectators managed to break through security and access the track toward the end of the race, with some reaching the car driven by Haas's Nico Hulkenberg as ...

Organisers said a crowd of 131,124 attended Albert Park for Sunday’s race and a record total of 444,631 spectators across the race week. “All of this presented significant danger to the spectators; race officials and the drivers,” stewards said in a statement issued by the governing FIA. Stewards have ordered Australian Grand Prix organisers to urgently produce a “remediation plan” after a large group of spectators invaded the track during the Formula One race at Albert Park on Sunday.

The injured motorhead was in ambulance care after narrowly avoiding disaster while sitting with his fiancé.

“It was quite funny, because after the accident with Kevin Magnussen, my partner said, ‘Oh, I don’t know if I feel safe standing here’. “They let me pose for a picture with it and then took it off. When they held it up, I was quite surprised how large it was.” I didn’t think to look for it; I thought it was quite small. “I haven’t spoken to anyone from the race. I just feel lucky that it wasn’t any worse.

With a Formula 1 peak national audience of 934000 viewers, 698000 national viewers tuned in to see Max Verstappen win the chaotic race.

“Thanks to our sponsors such as 7-Eleven and their fuel partner Mobil, Harvey Norman, Shannons Insurance, PlayStation 5, Salesforce and Visit Victoria for joining us over the action-packed weekend. “Melbourne pulled out all stops in the 70th anniversary of the first race at Albert Park and didn’t they turn it on for a stand-out weekend of racing. Racing commentator and 1996 Formula 1 World Champion, Damon Hill, said: “It was an incredible weekend of racing at Albert Park, and I was thrilled to be involved with Network 10’s broadcast and call all the heart-pumping action of F1. In Melbourne, the race recorded 60.8% of viewers in under 50s, 62.9% in 25 to 54s and 49% in 16 to 39s. While a capacity crowd of more than 130,000 people flocked to the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne on Sunday for the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix, Australians raced to their screens to catch all the action of the race on 10 and The race claimed victory in the key advertising demographics, under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s, as well as total people with a commercial share of 45.5%.

A Formula One fan at the Australian Grand Prix suffered a cut to his arm when struck by a piece of debris, putting the spotlight on safety protocols.

“My fiancee was pretty spooked by it and borderline shell-shocked.” Part of it was shredded and really sharp, if it hit me in a different angle, it could’ve been horrendous,” he added. “It slapped me in the arm and I was just standing there bleeding,” he told radio station 3AW.

Here's our writers' final verdict on the biggest winners and losers from the race. Winners. Max Verstappen. Motor Racing Formula One World Championship ...

Bottas and Alfa took a big risk by pitting for the hard tyre on lap one, opting to essentially do a reverse of Albon’s point-capturing 2022 strategy by running to the end on those tyres. The fact Pierre Gasly looked by far the most comfortable he has at Alpine so far up to that point and was keeping pace with the podium battle could be a reason to take consolation from this painful day. But the battle it’s in is too close and its competitive position too precarious for Williams to be able to afford to let any opportunities slip. But a point at the very least felt like just deserts for a driver who’s not been without his sceptics during his time in F1 but set a new personal benchmark at the start of 2023. Even when you factor in that penalty, it was only that allowing Tsunoda and AlphaTauri to get off the mark for 2023. – JS

Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to review the Australian Grand Prix including the red flag and restart controversies.

The Race F1 Podcast is available free to subscribe to from all good podcast suppliers, including Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm gather to explain the controversy and assess whether F1’s current system is fit for purpose. Formula 1’s third race of 2023 was dominated by the red flag and restart controversies that led to a late finish for the stewards.