The Melbourne race had a thrilling start with Racing Bull’s Isack Hadjar out on the formation lap, and Alpine’s Jack Doohan and Williams’ Carlos Sainz crashing out on the opening lap.

Lando Norris won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from the pole position. And it was hardly a boring path to victory. Norris somehow regained the lead in the last 15 laps of the the race as a rain shower hit the track.

According to Pirelli the most likely tire strategy for the Australian Grand Prix is a two-stop race, such as the one Carlos Sainz Jr. used last year to win. Sainz began on the medium compound, pitted on Lap 16 to bolt on a set of hards, and then pitted again on Lap 41 to finish the race on another set of hards.