{"id":113,"date":"2024-03-29T20:09:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T20:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamsamantha.com\/webdev\/project-three\/content\/?p=113"},"modified":"2024-03-29T20:09:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T20:09:31","slug":"australian-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamsamantha.com\/webdev\/project-three\/content\/race-recaps\/australian-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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RACE THREE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

TOP 10 RESULTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
POS<\/strong><\/td>DRIVER<\/strong><\/td>TEAM<\/strong><\/td>TIME\/RESULT<\/strong><\/td>POINTS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Carlos Sainz<\/td>FERRARI<\/td>1:20:26.843<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Charles Leclerc<\/td>FERRARI<\/td>+2.366s<\/td>19<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Lando Norris<\/td>MCLAREN MERCEDES<\/td>+5.904s<\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Oscar Piastri<\/td>MCLAREN MERCEDES<\/td>+35.770s<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Sergio Perez<\/td>RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT<\/td>+56.309s<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Lance Stroll<\/td>ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES<\/td>+93.222s<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Yuki Tsonoda<\/td>RB HONDA RBPT<\/td>+95.601s<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Fernando Alonso<\/td>ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES<\/td>+100.992s<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Nico Hulkenberg<\/td>HAAS FERRARI<\/td>+104.553s<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Kevin Magnussen<\/td>HAAS FERRARI<\/td>+1 lap<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Key Takeaways: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Max Verstappen, who started pole, retired his car on the third lap due to a breaks issue, causing a fire. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lewis Hamilton also DNFed with a power unit failure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • George Russell had a last minute spin up with Fernando Alonso causing him to crash with 3 laps left and a DNF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Logan Sargent, driver for Williams Team, never started the race due to Williams assigning his car to Alex Albon\u2013 who crashed his at Free Practice 2. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    About the Track:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    As a temporary facility, Albert Park can be quite bumpy, while the circuit at the start of the weekend is often slippery, rubbering in as the sessions progress. It\u2019s also a circuit that requires a well-sorted chassis, with several spots on the track where the drivers require a reactive front end to allow them to chuck it into a corner \u2013 the main one being the rapid Turn 11-12 chicane. Melbourne is also one of the faster tracks on the calendar, with Lewis Hamilton\u2019s 2018 pole lap set at an average of 235km\/h.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Watch the Post Race Press Conference:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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