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The first race weekend of the Formula 1 calendar has been and gone as George Russell tasted victory at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Toto Wolff’s team got off to an ideal start as Kimi Antonelli picked up second place and Mercedes confirmed their advantage under the new race regulations.

It was a sour home race for McLaren‘s Oscar Piastri, while reigning world champion Lando Norris still isn’t a fan of the latest generation of cars, having finished fifth. Ferrari established themselves as the second-best constructor by claiming third and fourth.

Much of the talk heading into the race was of Aston Martin’s issues. That is not likely to change anytime soon as Fernando Alonso did not finish the race, as expected, and Lance Stroll was 15 laps behind race-winner Russell.

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