MADRID, 24 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish driver Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) has won this Sunday the victory in the Australian Grand Prix race, the third round of the Formula 1 World Championship, in a day marked by the abandonment in the first laps of the championship leader, the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), and in which Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) finished sixth but was relegated to eighth position after a penalty for a maneuver against the British George Russell (Mercedes).
Sainz, with the scar from his appendicitis operation two weeks ago still fresh, dominated overwhelmingly at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne and took advantage of the Dutchman’s retirement, affected by a brake failure.
Thus, he commanded the double for Ferrari, which included its other driver, the Monegasque Charles Leclerc, second and with the prize for the fastest lap. The British Lando Norris (McLaren), a great friend of the Madrid native, completed the podium in third position.