Carlos Sainz wins Australian F1 Grand Prix in one-two finish for Ferrari

Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesFerrari land first one-two finish since 2022 with Leclerc secondLast modified on Sun 24 Mar 2024 09.32 CETCarlos Sainz has won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari, delivering a consummate drive in Melbourne after world champion Max Verstappen’s race ended in a brake explosion after only four laps.

For Sainz, this was an extraordinary win. The Spaniard underwent surgery for appendicitis only two weeks ago when he was forced to pull out of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. He is still not fully recovered, had lost several kilos of weight, could not complete the usual fitness preparation and simulator work pre-race, and admitted that coping with the intense G-forces at Albert Park after the operation was a unique challenge.

Verstappen said he had lost the back of the car and slid at turn seven and eight, opening the door for Sainz, and complained the car was “loose”. He clearly had an issue as worse followed when smoke began billowing from the back of the car that began drifting backwards through the field. “I have smoke, fire, fire, brake,” Verstappen told the team as he crawled to the pit on lap three.

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