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Lando Norris WINS Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton 10th-NOT Happy With Ferrari
Brit Lando Norris 25, WINS Australian Grand Prix On Opening F1 Race of The Season With SIX Drivers Crashing Out
Defending Champion Max Verstappen Came Second, With Brit George Russell 25, Third
Brit Lewis Hamilton 40, Finished in 10th Place On His Ferrari Debut.
--Lewis Hamilton sounds the alarm bells at Ferrari with brutally honest assessment of his new car after disappointing 10th place finish at the Australian Grand Prix
MailOnline 16 MAR 2025
McLarens Lando Norris Swept to victory in a wet and wild Australian Grand Prix
The Briton ran wide as rain sprinkled the Melbourne track, but he wrestled the car back from on to the road. He then pitted to move on to intermediate tyres, plunging him down to eighth.
It looked bleak for him at this worrying moment after so many sure-footed laps in tricky conditions after starting on pole and holding off Max Verstappen gallantly at lights out. But as other cars came into the pits to be reshod, he moved up into the lead again.
His one pursuer had been McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri, but at the same spot as Norris went off he too detoured off track a second or so later. He though, could not right his car and ended up stuck on the grass, his race winning prospects over, though he recovered to finish ninth.
Norris drove well under pressure at the end, despite a small mistake at Turn 6, as Verstappen hounded him all the way and got within DRS range, but he held on to triumph by 0.8sec. George Russell was third for Mercedes a very decent drive by him.
Lewis Hamilton Finished 10th On His Ferrari Debut
Brit Lewis Hamilton admitted that his Ferrari debut was much worse than he had anticipated but took solace in keeping the car out of the wall
The seven-time world champion endured a disappointing first race with the Scuderia, finishing a lacklustre 10th two places behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton was disappointed with his performance, despite the treacherous conditions, and offered a damning assessment of the car after the race.
Its very tricky driving with a new team the Brit said. It went a lot worse than I thought it would go.
The car was really, really hard to drive today. So I mean Im just grateful that I kept it out of the wall because thats where it wanted to go most of the time.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris clinched victory after fending off reigning champion Max Verstappen, with Mercedes Brit George Russell securing a solid third-place finish.
It was a dazzling race, full of incident, a great beginning to the 2025 season.
EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS Who Took The First WIN of 2025 in Rainy Melbourne -Australian Grand Prix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8RIMYfwtOE
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