- Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix 2024
- The Top seeded Verstappen retired early on from the race due to mechanical failure
The third Grand Prix of this F1 Season took place in Australia, Spanish Driver for Ferrari Carlos Sainz won the race as Formula 1 Champion Max Verstappen ended the race early due to a mechanical failure.
For Carlos Sainz, it is his career third win. The champion Max Verstappen left the race in the third lap when his car Red Bull began to burn due to mechanical failure. Carlos Sans who won the race just after two weeks after missing the previous race in Saudi Arabia, didn’t participate in the race due to an appendectomy.
The Spaniard’s win in the Australian Grand Prix is marvelous as he comes back with so many hurdles.
What Happened to Max Verstappen Red Bull RB20 Car at Australian Grand Prix 2024
This is not the time for Max Verstappen who won Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. In the qualifying round of the Australian Grand Prix, he was able to qualify all the lap at the top of the pole position.
At the start of the race, he was pressurized by the Spaniard Carlos Sainz. He was led by Carlos at lap two and turn nine and after two laps his Red Bull RB20 suffered the rear brake issue failure.
Max Verstappen complained about the feeling of the car and his car rear break began to smoke badly before catching fire. When he quickly retreated back to the pit it was evident he was unable to continue the race as his car was damaged badly.
For many of the Verstappen fans, his early retirement plan was shocking for his fans. His winning streak was sabotaged badly as he wanted to maintain his last year 9 winning streak and wanted to cross the 10 winning streaks this year.
But at the start of the race, he was feeling weird that he was driving with the hand brake on. And his car temperature getting increased.
The team is analyzing what happened to his car.
Carlos Sainz Won The Australian Grand Prix After a Tough Patch
Carlos Sainz Winning the Australian Grand Prix 2024 was really a turning point for the F1 driver and increased his spirit as the crowd cheered for Him when he stepped outside his car.
Carlos who last year won the Singapore Grand Prix in September, was taken aback by the season’s second race Saudi Arabia Grand Prix as he suffered from appendicitis. He was on the 7-day bed rest but with the team of his doctors, he was able to speedily recover from his post-surgery wound. He is still not fully recovered but before the Australian GP, he felt that everything was normal inside his body.
He is feeling normal again and he takes over the track. He was hired by Ferrari in 2021 in the place of Sebastian Vettel. But now Ferrari will replace him in 2025 with Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari considered him an underrated driver, but he turned out to be the most demanding driver of the season.
His teammate Lecre who finished second also told the press that “ Carlos is the highest-rated driver in Formula One.” The third position was obtained by the McLaren driver Lando Norris.
The other Australian driver Oscar Piastri finished fourth.
Carlos Sainz will likely join the Audi, who are ready to enter the Formula 1 race in 2026. The speculation is going on the internet.