Carlos Sainz's overwhelming victory in Melbourne. Red Bull, for once, was vulnerable and Charles Leclerc completed the double for Ferrari.
Sergio Pérez had enough to hold on to Fernando Alonso, sixth at the finish line. Lewis Hamilton inflamed spirits on the seventh lap with an early pass through the pits. The Asturian victim of an engine failure at the exit of turn 10, caused the virtual safety car for Alonso. Of course, the yellow tires forced Fernando to do a lot of work, with times almost identical to Lance Stroll.