Reflecting on the highs, lows, stars and stragglers from a mystifying season opener in Melbourne…
Daniel Ricciardo was forced into early retirement after failing to recover from damage caused during the first lap
Haas F1 Team driver Kevin Magnussen finished sixth in Melbourne but felt for teammate Romain Grosjean who was forced to retire
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen wins Honda their first podium as an engine supplier since 2008
Lewis Hamilton praised Valtteri Bottas for his win, as the Brit struggled to keep pace with his Mercedes-AMG Petronas teammate.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas driver Valtteri Bottas dominates the season opener at Albert Park in impressive performance
Lance Stroll and Racing Point used a long first stint to their advantage at the Australian Grand Prix to take ninth position.
Nico Hülkenberg’s seventh place finish ensured a points scoring end to a testing Australian Grand Prix weekend for Renault.
Alfa Romeo Racing’s Kimi Räikkönen has said the team had a “pretty strong” car in the first race of the season in Australia
The Monegasque racer finished fifth in his first outing as a Ferrari driver but like team-mate Sebastian Vettel was unable to extract the maximum from his SF90.
The pre-season favourite struggled in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, coming home fourth almost a minute behind race winner Valtteri Bottas.
Valtteri Bottas opens his 2019 Formula 1 account with victory and the fastest lap point in the Australian Grand Prix.
Robert Kubica was apologetic after his contact with the barrier during Australian Grand Prix qualifying but was feeling positive going into his last run.
George Russell believed he pushed as hard as he could, as Williams continued to struggle during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner was satisfied with the team’s efforts during Australian Grand Prix qualifying despite Pierre Gasly’s unexpected Q1 exit.
Carlos Sainz Jr. has spoke of his dissapointment at his poor qualifying ahead of the Australian Grand Prix
In his first weekend with Red Bull Racing, Pierre Gasly was eliminated in Q1 after a misjudgment by the team over just how much quicker the track would get towards the end of the session.
