F1: Bortoleto hits and does not complete the test; Norris wins Australia GP

F1: Bortoleto hits and does not complete the test; Norris wins Australia GP


The Brazilian left the race in the 47th round after running on the track; In the same lap, the beginner Kimi Antonelli also climbed to the fourth position

Lando Norris is the winner of Australian Grand Prixthe first race of the Formula 1 season of 2025; Max Verstappen AND George Russell Complete the podium. The race of this Sunday, 16 years old, was marked by rain, yellow flags and frenetic tire exchanges.

Of the novices, the Italian Kimi Antonelli18, was the only one to score. It was the fourth pilot who completed the Albert Park circuit, but received a penalty of five seconds, which made him finish the race in 5th position.

The Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto He did not complete the test. On lap 47, with the return of the rain, the debutant, who was in 13th position, hit. Even the newly Jack Doohan and Isack Hadjar did not complete the race.

Beats, rain and overtaking

The newcomer Isack Hadjar crashed the car still on the presentation of the presentation and was out of the first race of the season. With the yellow flag, the beginning of the race was postponed. Anthony Hamilton, the father of the new Ferrari driver, left the Fosse to comfort the young French driver, visibly shaken by having to abandon his first race in Formula 1.

With the safety car on the track, the debutant of Williams, Carlos Sainz, Cavalca and was also excluded from the first race of the year.

The beginner Kimi Antonelli began to attract attention in the 15th round, overcoming Nico Hülkenberg, from Sauber, and passed 12th place, but ridden on the track and lost the advantage, returning to the 13th position.

The rain fell again in number 19, helping pilots to cool the tires and Antonelli exceeds German again, taking back the twelfth place after the mistake.

The most recent pilot of this F1 season has passed the walk in the 23rd round, going to the eleventh position. With the rhythm of Fernando Alonso on Giro 34, Antonelli climbed to the tenth.

On lap 44, with the return of the rains, the two McLaren cars, who until then driven the race, Skidded and Pasters were blocked in the grass. Verstappen took advantage of the moment and took the command.

Liam Lawson and Bortoleto scored the 47th lap outside the race. The Brazilian car wheel broke before the impact. On the same lap, Antonelli went to fifth position and finished the race in fourth place; But he was punished with 5 seconds, behind Alexander Albon in the classification.

The Albert Park circuit concluded the stage of the British 5th victory Lando Norris and the remarkable start and season of the Italian debutant.

The second race of the season will be the next weekend, when the China GP will take place in Shanghai. The classification and the race also takes place at dawn, both scheduled for 4 in the morning in Brasilia.

Take a look at the final classification of the F1 Australia GP

  1. Lando Norris, in 1h42min06s304
  2. Max Verstappen, at 0.895 seconds
  3. George Russell, 8S481
  4. Alexander Albon, at 12S773
  5. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, 15S135
  6. Lance Stroll, at 17a413
  7. Nico Hulkenberg, 18S423
  8. Charles Leclerc, at 19s826
  9. Oscar Pisri, at 20S448
  10. Lewis Hamilton, 22S473
  11. Pierre Gasly, at 26a502
  12. Yuki Tsunoda, at 29S884
  13. Esteban Ocon, at 33S161
  14. Oliver Bearman, 40s351
  • Not completed: Isack Hadjar, Jack Doohan, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Gabriel Bortoleto and Liam Lawson

Source: Terra

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