- Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton finishes second
- Max Verstappen completes podium, with Ferraris in fourth and fifth
Valtteri Bottas took the win for Mercedes in the opening race of the new Formula One season at the Australian Grand Prix. The Finn had started in second but having beaten his teammate Lewis Hamilton off the line, dominated from the front and the British driver could manage only second. Max Verstappen gave Red Bull and their engine supplier Honda cause for optimism for the forthcoming season by claiming third – in front of the two Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc in fourth and fifth.
Bottas who struggled last season without a win, thoroughly deserved his victory in Melbourne with a run where he established a strong lead and was unchallenged by any of his rivals. He also claimed the extra point for fastest lap – a new addition to the regulations this season.
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