05:30
Full result
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2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix - As it happened
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Max Verstappen starts on pole position looking to equal his own record of 10 consecutive victories.
Carlos Sainz starts right behind him, with the Ferrari driver showing outstanding pace on his return after missing Saudi Arabia.
24 Mar 2024
05:34
That's a wrap
A great race with Ferrari taking a 1-2 finish in Australia.
Keep across Crash.net for the latest news and paddock reaction from Melbourne.
05:24
Top 10
Sainz, Leclerc, Norris, Piastri, Perez, Alonso, Stroll, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg and Magnussen.
05:24
It's a Ferrari 1-2
Victory for Sainz ahead of Leclerc!
Norris, Piastri and Perez complete the top five.
05:22
Big crash
Russell has crashed out of the race on the last lap.
05:21
Two laps to go
Leclerc puts in the fastest lap of the race - he's 3.7s behind Sainz at the front now.
05:17
Five laps to go
Ferrari on course for their first 1-2 finish since Bahrain 2022.
05:14
Lap 52/58
Russell is now in DRS range of Alonso for sixth.
05:10
10 laps to go
Not a lot going in the top 10 currently with Sainz 5.5s ahead of Leclerc; Norris is 3.8s behind the second Ferrari.
05:02
The order on Lap 43
Sainz, Leclerc, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Perez, Alonso, Stroll, Tsunoda and Hulkenberg.
04:59
Piastri into the pit lane
Piastri comes into the pit lane for new hard tyres and rejoins in fifth.
Norris is the next driver in - also for hards.
04:57
Piastri goes wide
Piastri loses four seconds to his teammate after running wide onto the grass at the penultimate corner.
04:55
The moment it went wrong for Verstappen
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 with a smoking rear brake that…
04:53
Order on Lap 36
Sainz, Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Alonso, Russell, Stroll, Tsunoda, Perez and Gasly.
04:52
Leclerc comes into the pit lane
Fresh hard tyres for Leclerc as he rejoins ahead of Perez and Alonso.
04:50
Norris continues to close in
Leclerc's lead over the McLaren driver is now down to 1.5s.
04:47
Good pace from Norris
He's reduced the gap to Leclerc down to 2.1s.
04:43
McLaren team orders
"Swap the positions."
Piastri lets Norris through into Turn 3 - the British driver has five-lap fresher tyres.
04:42
Perez on the move
Perez moves up to fifth in the sole Red Bull as he breezes past Alonso with the use of DRS into Turn 9.
04:40
Sainz continues to lead
His gap over teammate Leclerc is at 4.2s as he sets the fastest lap of the race.
Impressive display from Sainz - it is his win to lose here.
04:38
The order on Lap 26
Sainz, Leclerc, Piastri, Norris, Alonso, Perez, Russell, Stroll, Tsunoda and Albon.
04:35
Lap 1 in Australia
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 leads at the start of the race…
04:33
Lap 21/58
Perez breezes past Russell for sixth on track.
At the front of the grid, Sainz is now 1.7s ahead of Leclerc.
04:30
Leclerc is told
"Hold position, manage tyres."
04:29
Order on Lap 19
Sainz, Leclerc, Piastri, Norris, Alonso, Russell, Perez, Stroll, Tsunoda and Albon.
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