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‘I’d love it if he came back’: Hamilton backs Vettel to take his seat at Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton has backed Sebastian Vettel to make a return to Formula One by stepping in to replace him at Mercedes when the British driver moves to Ferrari

The Guardian - UK

F1 evaluating changes to Melbourne Turn 6 amid driver concerns

The FIA is currently undertaking a review into the first incident, which occurred after Russell was caught out by Fernando Alonso deliberately braking earlier for Albert Park's Turn 6 as part of an attempt by the Aston Martin driver to disrupt the chasing Mercedes racer.

Motorsport

Russell wants automated FIA safety system to suspend F1 races after accidents

Russell was left screaming for the race to be stopped after his wrecked W15 had bounced back onto the track and come to rest on its side following a crash while chasing Fernando Alonso.

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Alonso: “Strange” Australian GP penalty won't change approach to racing in F1

The Aston Martin driver was handed a drive-through penalty in Melbourne, converted to a 20-second time addition, for the way in which he aggressively defended against George Russell on the final lap around Albert Park.

Motorsport

Hulkenberg: Alonso picked “wrong corner” to try defensive F1 games with Russell

Alonso was handed a post-event drive-through, which became a 20-second time penalty, for the way he slowed up Russell as they battled for sixth place.

Autosport

How Verstappen is keeping the F1 driver market hostage

Power struggles at Red Bull may be opening the door for a shock departure of its prized asset Max Verstappen, which would have been unthinkable just weeks ago. Needless to say the touted possibility of Verstappen activating certain exit clauses to move before the end of his 2028 deal has put rival…

Autosport

Shock F1 call-ups: 10 times that reserve drivers started a grand prix

Oliver Bearman received a shock call-up to the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz withdrew because of appendicitis.

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Krack: Alonso "would never put anyone in harm's way" amid Australia F1 penalty

Alonso was handed a post-race drive-through, which was converted into a 20-second penalty, for erratic and potentially dangerous driving in the closing stages of the race at Melbourne's Albert Park.

Motorsport

Krack: Alonso "would never put anyone in harm's way" in wake of Australia F1 penalty

Alonso was handed a post-race drive-through, which was converted into a 20-second penalty, for erratic and potentially dangerous driving in the closing stages of the race at Melbourne's Albert Park.

Autosport

10 times an F1 reserve driver competed in a grand prix

Oliver Bearman received a shock call-up to the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz withdrew because of appendicitis.

Autosport

Marko: Impressive Tsunoda must improve more for Red Bull F1 seat

RB man Tsunoda broke through the apparent barrier between F1's top and bottom five teams by beating both Aston Martins in Melbourne qualifying. He also outqualified Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by claiming eighth on the starting grid, just narrowly behind Mercedes' George Russell. The Japanese driver couldn't keep the faster Astons…

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Ten things we learned at the 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 got something of a pressure release moment with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz brilliantly winning the 2024 Australian Grand Prix and ending Max Verstappen's latest dominant season start for Red Bull.

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10 things we learned at the 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 got something of a pressure release moment with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz brilliantly winning the 2024 Australian Grand Prix and ending Max Verstappen’s latest dominant season start for Red Bull.

Autosport

Alonso slams "disappointing" penalty for Russell incident in F1 Australian GP

In the closing laps of the Melbourne race Alonso was left battling Russell for sixth place.

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Evening Standard

Australian Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso given penalty for incident that led to George Russell crash

Alonso handed 20-second time penalty that drops him from sixth place to eighth

Motorsport

“Brutal” F1 Australian GP double DNF leaves Wolff struggling for positives

Lewis Hamilton parked up with a power unit failure, the cause of which is yet to be determined, on lap 15 of a race won by Carlos Sainz after Max Verstappen retired with an early brake fire.

Autosport

"Brutal" F1 Australian GP double DNF leaves Wolff struggling to see positives

Lewis Hamilton parked up with a power unit failure, the cause of which is yet to be determined, on lap 15 of a race won by Carlos Sainz after Max Verstappen retired with an early brake fire.

Autosport

Alonso penalised for driving action in Russell incident in F1 Australian GP

Mercedes racer Russell wiped out from seventh place two laps from the chequered flag in Melbourne while chasing after the Aston Martin driver. He lost the rear axle through Turn 6 to skate over the gravel, hit the Turn 7 wall before bouncing back into the middle of the circuit.

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Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Australian GP

Instead, Carlos Sainz brilliantly controlled the events Down Under and beat Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2, showing few signs of struggle despite having surgery on his appendix just two weeks ago.

The Guardian - AU

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

Ferrari recorded a one-two finish with Charles Leclerc second after Max Verstappen was forced to retire early due to mechanical problems

Autosport

2024 F1 Australian GP results: Carlos Sainz wins

Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris at the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.

Motorsport

2024 F1 Australian GP results: Carlos Sainz wins, Verstappen retires

Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris at the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles.

Motorsport

F1 Australian GP: Verstappen takes pole ahead of Sainz, Perez

Verstappen had not headlined a single session across the weekend so far, but dialled in his pace throughout the qualifying sessions and found a quarter-second advantage at the very end to deny Ferrari a chance at pole.

Autosport

Times F1 team-mates were not equal – car changes and team orders

Williams has made the decision to put Albon into Sargeant’s car for the remainder of the weekend after the British-Thai driver suffered a big crash at Turn 6 in Melbourne.

Autosport

F1 Australian GP: Leclerc fastest in FP2, Verstappen second

A 1m17.277s from Leclerc, his second hot lap on soft tyres, gave him a handy advantage over the rest of the field and put him clear of then runner-up Carlos Sainz, who was shuffled down to third by Verstappen's later second soft run.

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