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Australian Grand Prix 2023 The latest F1 news about the 2023 F1 Australian Grand Prix

The Australian Grand Prix will take place on 2 April 2023. The Albert Park Circuit is the venue for the running of the Australian Grand Prix. The layout of the track has recently been changed slightly in order to provide more overtaking possibilities.

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F1 in Australia: mayhem in Melbourne

For the third race of the championship, Formula 1 traveled to Australia. The event took place from Friday, March 31 to Sunday, April 2, 2023. The weekend started somewhat messy, due to heavy rain and temperature differences on Friday.

Max Verstappen claimed pole position in qualifying, with Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton completing the top three. Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez ended up in the gravel during qualifying, which meant he started the Grand Prix from the pitlane.

British party at the start, Verstappen conservative

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had a very good start to the race. The pair got away well - unlike Verstappen - and overtook the Dutchman before the third corner of the Albert Park Street Circuit. Russell grabbed the lead, teammate Hamilton closed in on spot two.

Leclerc fails to turn the tide

For Charles Leclerc, it was another weekend to quickly forget. The Monegasque was tapped by Lance Stroll in turn two, which caused his car to spin. Leclerc's Ferrari slid into the gravel, from which it then had no way out. That meant the end of the race for Leclerc.

Albon causes red flag

Still in the early stages of the race, Alexander Albon lost his car entering sector two. The Thai driver went hard into the wall and was only just avoided by his fellow drivers. However, the crash caused a lot of debris to be left on the track and damaged the wall. For race control, there were enough reasons to stop the race.

Verstappen leads, Russell unlucky

George Russell made a pit stop just before the red flag situation, dropping back to midfield. This left Lewis Hamilton starting from first place on the restart. Verstappen (re)started from second. Verstappen quickly closed the gap with his rival and overtook him fairly easily on lap twelve. Russell drove good lap times and cut through the field, but had to abandon the race on lap eighteen due to a broken engine.

Another red flag

After a chaotic opening phase, calm returned to Melbourne. That changed about ten laps before the end, when Kevin Magnussen hit the wall in turn two. Once again, a lot of debris landed on and around the track, causing another red flag.

Complete chaos at restart

On the second restart, things went completely wrong for a number of drivers. Max Verstappen got away well and immediately took the lead. Lewis Hamilton also got through turn one unscathed. Fernando Alonso was tapped off by Carlos Sainz, causing the Aston Martin driver to spin. Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon hit each other and both went into the wall in turn two, and Nyck de Vries also had to abandon the race after contact with Logan Sargeant. All these factors caused yet another red flag.

Anticlimax during final phase of the race

With one lap to go, race control decided to end the race behind the safety car. The starting order of the last restart was maintained. Lucky for some, unlucky for others. For Fernando Alonso it was favorable: he was allowed to resume the race from position three, the position he was in before Carlos Sainz tapped him off the track. It was less pleasant for Nico Hülkenberg: he finished in seventh place, while he was in fourth after the last restart.

All in all, it was a chaotic day in Australia. Max Verstappen won the race, giving Red Bull its first victory in "down under" since 2011. Lewis Hamilton finished second and Fernando Alonso completed the podium.

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F1 standings 2023

Pos. Driver Points
1
Max Verstappen
nld Max Verstappen Red Bull
524
2
Sergio Perez
mex Sergio Pérez Red Bull
258
3
Lewis Hamilton
gbr Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
226
4
Fernando Alonso
esp Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
198
5
Lando Norris
gbr Lando Norris McLaren
195
6
Carlos Sainz
esp Carlos Sainz Ferrari
192
Pos. Team Points
1
Red Bull
aut Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez
782
2
Mercedes
deu Mercedes Hamilton & Russell
382
3
Ferrari
ita Ferrari Sainz & Leclerc
362
4
McLaren
gbr McLaren Norris & Piastri
282
5
Aston Martin
gbr Aston Martin Alonso & Stroll
261
6
Alpine
fra Alpine Gasly & Ocon
108
Full standings

F1 calendar 2023

Race Date
bra
Brazilian Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace Interlagos
5 Nov
usa
Las Vegas Las Vegas Street Circuit
19 Nov
are
Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit
26 Nov
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