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Max Verstappen was delighted to take his first career Australian Grand Prix victory at Albert Park – but the Red Bull driver did seem to take issue with ...

"I think the pace of the car was quick, you could see that straight away, we were always there waiting for the DRS to open up, to have a chance to pass. But also, it’s still great to see that the fans are having a good time even now. The two-time champion reflected on a chaotic day that saw a number of Safety Cars and red flags, with We had good pace, we passed [Hamilton] anyway but it’s something for the next race to take into account," said the Red Bull driver after the Grand Prix. [READ MORE: Verstappen takes first-ever Australian GP win amid huge drama in Melbourne](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.verstappen-takes-first-ever-australian-gp-win-amid-huge-drama-in-melbourne.1G5wUCOWxmWQyNeB4hPXTx.html) "From my side, I just tried to avoid the contact, it’s quite clear on the rules what is allowed to do now on the outside, but clearly, it’s not followed.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed his first Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in remarkable circumstances after a chaotic F1 race ...

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali has praised the 'magic' atmosphere of the Australian Grand Prix and reiterated Melbourne remains 'very important' for the ...

Having replaced Adelaide as the host of the Australian Grand Prix in 1996, Melbourne has grown into one of the staples of the Formula 1 calendar. Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali praised the 'magic' atmosphere of the Australian GP Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali has praised the 'magic' atmosphere of the Australian Grand Prix and reiterated

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was the heavy favourite coming into the race, but the Dutchman was overtaken by Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on the ...

For viewers planning to live stream F1 in 2023, you can watch via the Sky Go app if you're an existing subscriber or you can purchase For fans in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. Elsewhere, Sling TV will also show the action, as too will FuboTV in the US. For Spanish-language viewers, they can find live broadcasts on ESPN Deportes, though ESPNews and ESPNU will also show some practice and qualifying sessions live throughout the year. Anticipation is building at Albert Park for the third race of this F1 campaign. 30 mins to lights out: Perez and Bottas nearly have a collision as they make their way around the track. LIGHTS OUT: We're underway in Melbourne and George Russell takes the lead after the first corner!! However, he remains behind the Mercedes duo of Russell and Hamilton. Cars will now return to the pit lane. 15 mins since red flag: The cars are making their way back onto the track. He then speeds off in his Red Bull and establishes a two-second lead by the end of the lap. The young Briton emerges from the car safely but is clearly disappointed after having such a good start.

Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the ...

It was a bit of a mess but we had good pace and we won, so that's important. "After that, the pace of the car was quick. The world champion began from pole and despite being passed by Mercedes pair George Russell and Hamilton at the start, he kept his cool to win a race red flagged three times, with multiple crashes. The Red Bull triumph came despite unbelievable late drama that saw a red flag come out when Verstappen had a comfortable lead from Hamilton and Alonso with two laps left, meaning they had a bunched restart for an all-out attack to the finish. Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship. "We had a very poor start, lap one I was careful as I had a lot to lose," said Dutchman Verstappen, who won the season-opening race in Bahrain and came second in Jeddah a fortnight ago.

After a hugely dramatic Australian Grand Prix that featured three red flags, Formula 1's officiators are once more coming under scrutiny for their ...

"How the hell you can put a red flag before?" "(In) the second half, and especially with four laps to go, I feel like you ruin a lot of things. And, because they try and put on a show, you just get unlucky, and everything can get taken away from you all of a sudden. I guess, maybe in the first quarter of the race, I understand it. "I'm not going to disagree with this red flag," Sky Sports F1's David Croft said. "We come all the way to Australia, but it's so much hard work to drive 56, 55 laps perfectly. [Stream the biggest moments on NOW](https://www.nowtv.com/promo/sky-sports?dcmp=articlelink) There was little dispute over the final red flag, with the heavy impact the Alpines experienced and the need to check on their safety - along with all the resulting debris and chaos - a valid reason for the stoppage. It's just strange, but I do understand safety-wise as well." The McLaren driver said: "I kind of hate it. With both the debris and the possibility of the race finishing behind the Safety Car in mind, another red flag was thrown, setting up a theoretical two-lap sprint to the end from a standing start. The clean-up operation began with a recovery vehicle coming on track and lifting the Williams off the ground, but as that was going on, a red flag was thrown with the presence of debris and gravel on track the reason for the decision.

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.

Max Verstappen took his second victory of the 2023 Formula 1 season in bizarre circumstances as a third red flag created a confusing end.

0 4 5 3 Laps Led Laps Hulkenberg then completed the surreal afternoon by breaking down after the chequered flag. The Alpine wipeout at the end took away what would’ve been a double points finish. Aston Martin’s day was saved by the decision to reset the order as its cars had dropped right out of the points in the chaos, but they ended up third and fourth as Stroll gained from Sainz being given a 5s time penalty for hitting Alonso. The top three ran close together until Albon lost control into Turn 7. Logan Sargeant and Nyck de Vries had their own unrelated tangle at the back too. That dropped the Ferrari from fourth on the road to 12th and last given how tightly everyone was bunched behind the safety car.

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)3 – Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard) ...

I know there was a piece of tyre debris in the first straight but the car itself was on the inside of Turn 4 so it felt quite safe there. I think if you would have had a Safety Car and then just had a normal rolling start we wouldn't have had all these shunts and then you have a normal finish. I was surprised with all the red flags, to be honest, because the first one, I think, was [because of] a Williams in Turn 6, but we went through there one lap, I think, behind the Safety Car and there was a little bit of gravel, but nothing really too bad on track. MV: To be honest with you I think I braked a bit late and then I lost my reference a bit but then I looked and I was like I still have a little bit more space. For us, it's just an opportunity, so yeah, I was pretty sure that I could be second, to be honest, in the last start, because we've been very good, very strong on the starts and it was good again, I was side-by-side into Turn 1. But then he had a moment where he backed off and I was able to save a bit and then got into a good rhythm and I was able to just keep that gap exactly the same for those last 10 laps or whatever. He had two or three charges which I had to then really up the ante and try to match him, which was which was tough. But I think the race itself towards the end was a bit of a mess with all the calls. We had a very poor start and then lap one, I was careful, because I had a lot to lose and they had a lot to win, you know. MV: Yeah, just a tiny lock-up and they want to flat spot the tyres, so I ran a bit wide, cut the grass a bit, saved Melbourne a bit of money to cut the grass there. And it's just part of racing, but I didn't see the replay properly, but for me, it feels to hard. So, yeah, after that I mean I think the pace of the car was quick, you could see that straightaway.

Max Verstappen is understood to be in the clear over the positioning of his car on the grid at Formula 1's chaotic Australian Grand Prix.

This is the requirement at a race start as the sporting regulations state it is only an offence to have “any part of the contact patch of its front tyres outside of the lines at the time of the start signal”. But it was speculated that his second win of the season looked might be in jeopardy when images of Verstappen being very far forward in his grid box at the start and subsequent restarts surfaced at the end of the race. Max Verstappen is understood to be in the clear over the positioning of his car on the grid at the start of Formula 1’s chaotic Australian Grand Prix.

Haas is protesting the result of Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix over the way the order was decided after the final red flag.

Therefore, it has the potential to amend the order that should have bee used. In Melbourne, the SC2 line is just before Turn 1. The race was immediately red flagged again and with not enough laps remaining to complete another full standing restart, it would end with a rolling restart behind the safety car – meaning no more racing.

Max Verstappen got the result that he wanted in the Australian GP to keep his place atop the F1 standings, but it wasn't without controversy.

Despite the restart, Max was able to hold on and take the win, Red Bull’s third through three races thus far. Max Verstappen was referring to a controversial decision during the 55th lap as he held a firm lead ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who trailed him in second place. “It left a lot of drivers confused as to why we needed a second red flag.