Hamilton’s surprise Down Under by DredieMann
POINTS IN THE BAG: A wild afternoon in Melbourne
A strong getaway at the initial start saw both George and Lewis pass polesitter Max Verstappen and running one-two in the opening stages. With a handful of laps remaining, a second red flag led to yet another standing start. Hamilton kept out of trouble and, despite a third red flag and rolling start procedure after a crash-filled restart, took the chequered flag in second place.
“We’ve just got to keep fighting. A big thank you to all the people back at the factory. We can close that gap; it’s going to be tough but not impossible. Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO said: “We had strong pace today and it was really close with the Aston Martins and the Ferraris.“That is good news for us, and I think we have made a step forward this weekend, both on one-lap and race pace. We maximised what we have, and we need to now comb through the data and continue to learn about the car.