MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has ended Purple Bull’s Components 1 profitable streak when the Spaniard took benefit of Max Verstappen’s early retirement to win the Australian Grand Prix simply two weeks after lacking the earlier race in Saudi Arabia as a consequence of an emergency appendectomy.
Sainz, who began on the entrance row alongside Verstappen, stored his place into flip one, however handed the Dutchman on lap two at flip 9 for the lead and took management as soon as his rival retired two laps later with a fiery mechanical failure.
Verstappen had received the primary two F1 races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and was on a nine-race profitable streak.
Sainz completed forward of teammate Charles Leclerc for Ferrari’s first 1-2 end result for the reason that 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Lando Norris ending in third for his first podium at Albert Park.
His teammate, Australian Oscar Piastri, adopted him in fourth.
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Stewart Bell, The Related Press
