Max Verstappen says stewards created the ‘mess’ at end of Australian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen called the bizarre conclusion to Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix a “confusing mess” and accused Formula One’s stewards of bringing the chaos on themselves.
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Max Verstappen Beats Lewis Hamilton To Win Chaotic Australian Grand Prix
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. 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. Hamilton came home second ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who made it three podiums from three this year.
Updated Verstappen avoids carnage to take Australian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen survived a crazy, chaotic and farcical finale to win the Australian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen wins Australian Grand Prix ahead of much-improved Lewis Hamilton after chaotic finish
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took the chequered flag at a chaotic Australian Grand Prix to seal his second win of the 2023 Formula One season at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne. After a total of three red flags, multiple safety cars, and a series of crashes late on, there was a lot of confusion that delayed the finish to the race, but the reigning world champion eventually took a deserved victory. Ad Lewis Hamilton secured second place for his first podium finish of the season in the Mercedes, and Fernando Alonso once again rounded off the top three in the Aston Martin.
Verstappen wins in wild finish to F1 Australian Grand Prix
MELBOURNE, Australia: 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 green light to the checkered flag. Although Red Bull’s first triumph in Melbourne since 2011 was expected, the carnage that unfolded in the latter stages of the race at Albert Park made it an extremely hard-fought triumph. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who drove superbly in his Mercedes, finished second, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso filled third spot on the podium.
Red Bull vulnerable, Merc on the pounce: 3 talking points ahead of the Australian GP
While Max Verstappen secured pole position for the 2023 Australian Grand Prix, it can't be denied that it was not a smooth session for the Red Bull driver.
'Disappointed, unexpected, tough' - Top drivers reflect on Australian GP qualifying
Max Verstappen took an empathic pole position in qualifying for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix - his first at the venue.
Verstappen on pole for Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes duo Russell and Hamilton
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen continued his fast start to the season by claiming pole for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.