Lando Norris begins season with Australian F1 GP victory ahead of Max Verstappen

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• Verstappen second, Russell third as Piastri finishes ninth
• Lewis Hamilton crosses 10th in Ferrari debut in Melbourne

Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix after a dramatic, incident-packed race in Melbourne. The McLaren driver prevailed after a close fight with his teammate Oscar Piastri, who went off late in the race and could recover only to ninth.

Norris also had to see off a strong challenge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen who was second, with Mercedes' George Russell in third and his rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli making a superb recovery drive to claim fifth from 16th on the grid. Alex Albon also returned an excellent fourth for Williams.