australian grand prix 2019 winner

Get up to speed with everything you need to know about the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, which takes place over 58 laps of the 5.303-kilometre Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday, March 17. Eight different teams in the top ten? Just a tenth off Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying, Bottas smashed it out of the [Albert] park come race day romping home 20.8s clear of the field. Keep this up and he could be a dark horse title contender.Not the ideal start to his new life at Renault and extra frustrating given his team mate Nico Hulkenberg scored points with seventh – his fourth P7 in five years in Melbourne incidentally – to show what was possible.Not many drivers get a second chance, let alone a third chance, but Daniil Kvyat looks to be making the most of his with a solid drive to 10th – and a point on his return to F1 after a one-year hiatus.There were blips in the race, such as when he ran off into the gravel when trying to find a way past Stroll, but he recovered maturely and boldly passed Pierre Gasly after the Red Bull exited the pits in front, before fending off the faster car.His point means he has now scored every year he has started the Australian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso. AUSTRALIAN GP: Watch Ricciardo lose wing at F1 race start in Melbourne Just a tenth off Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying, Bottas smashed it out of the [Albert] park come race day romping home 20.8s clear of the field.

Let’s see whether he can continue that momentum.This was a weekend that promised so much for McLaren after Lando Norris’ Points were on the cards early on, despite a slightly disappointing start, but those hopes were dashed when he got stuck behind – and subsequently backed up by – Antonio Giovinazzi who was running deeper into the race and had damage on his car.The Briton, who showed strong tyre and fuel management throughout, ended up a reasonable 12th, but his team mate In the first part of qualifying, the first 17 cars were separated by just one second. If things don't improve quickly, it could be a very long season indeed.Melbourne holds bad memories for Haas, with the American team having failed to score in the Australian city since they spectacularly did so on debut in 2016.Last year was particularly painful, as both cars looked set for strong points, only for Kevin Magnussen was not to be denied this year, though, the Dane driving a punchy, assured race to finish sixth and best of the rest to take his first points in Melbourne since his one and only podium in 2014.But while there was some respite with Magnussen, it was a case of déjà vu for Romain Grosjean, who suffered another pit stop failure that robbed of him another strong points finish - which is why they are losers, too.They don’t know what the exact cause was yet but while they will surely find a fix for the next race in Bahrain, that will do little to numb the pain of more lost points at a time of the year where they must take advantage.ROAD TO F1: Sargeant retakes F3 championship lead in style at SpaVerstappen eyeing ‘a lot of opportunities’ in Sunday’s Belgian GP from P3 on the gridANALYSIS: Will Claire Williams stay, and when will we know more about Williams’ new owners?FP3 HIGHLIGHTS: All the key moments from final practice in Belgium© 2003-2020 Formula One World Championship Limited Event: Australian Grand Prix Track: Albert Park Circuit Weather: Dry 23.6°C Tarmac: Dry 43.4-37.1°C Humidity: 70.3% Wind: 1.0 m//s Pressure: 1015.3 bar. The system in use since The first qualifying session passed without incident until the final couple of minutes when The second qualifying session passed without incident and resulted with For the third qualifying session all of the teams were able to have two attempts to set the fastest time, after the first attempt it was The Finn scored his 4th Formula 1 race win in the Mercedes W10, He scored the 89th F1 victory for Mercedes. The result was his first win since the 2017 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. DHL Fastest Lap Award – Australia Valtteri Bottas won the 35th Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix today. Melbourne's Federation Square hosted a season launch event, the first of its kind for the sport, in the week before the race. Much to almost everyone's surprise, Mercedes absolutely bossed qualifying yesterday, securing a front row …

A stunning performance.