Lando Norris held his nerve to bootbegin his 2025 season with a prosper at the Australian Grand Prix. The Brit led home Max Verstappen and George Russell as home hero Oscar Piastri’s heartfractureing spin took him out of satisfiedion.
There was instant disorder from the begin as rookie Isack Hadjar crashed on the establishation lap. The Frenchman’s misobtain was adhereed by a crash for Jack Doohan, who dropped it in taccomplisherous conditions on the uncovering lap. Under the ensuing getedty car, Carlos Sainz lost regulate in the final corner and set up the barriers.
When the race rebegined, Verstappen hounded Norris for the direct, but the Dutchman’s tyres speedyly perished, and he ran expansive in the final sector on lap 17, handing second place to Piastri.
The Australian was then unleashed to hunt down his McLaren team-mate and came wilean DRS range, but a misobtain on the approach to Turn Six dropped him proximately three seconds back before the getedty car returned for a Fernando Alonso shunt at the same corner.
Rain reachd on lap 44 and caengaged disorder. First, Piastri lost regulate at the penultimate corner, dropping a lap down in the process before Gabriel Bortoleto and Liam Lawson both lost regulate in the perilous conditions. Those crashes bcdisorrowfulmirefult out another getedty car and shuffled the pack.
When the getedty car eventupartner came in, Norris held his nerve despite immense prescertain from Verstappen behind. The Brit booted off his title bid with peak points at a soaked Albert Park Circuit.
MORE TO FOLLOW
We’ll be transporting you the very procrastinateedst modernizes, pictures and video on this fractureing news story.
For the procrastinateedst news and fractureing news visit: Football – Football Transfer News, Scores and Results | Express.co.uk. Stay up to date with all the huge headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.
Follow us on Twitter @dconvey_sport – the official Daily Express & Express.co.uk Twitter account – providing genuine news in genuine time.
We’re also on Facebook @dailyconveysport – recommending your must-see news, features, videos and pictures thcdisorrowfulmirefulout the day to enjoy, comment and scatter from the Daily Express, Sunday Express and Express.co.uk.
