George Russell received the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, managing to remain forward of teammate Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. But who impressed followers essentially the most? Well, that we’ll discover out solely as soon as the driving force of the day votes are revealed. One robust candidate was Max Verstappen, who recovered from P20 to complete sixth.
Having dominated qualifying, pole-sitter Russell’s first win at Albert Park underlined Mercedes’ promising pre-season kind. The Briton completed almost three seconds forward of Antonelli, with Leclerc greater than 15 seconds behind on a cloudy afternoon on the lakeside circuit on Sunday.
It was a tricky day for McLaren, with house hero Oscar Piastri’s race over earlier than it begun with a crash throughout a reconnaissance lap some 40 minutes earlier than the beginning.
His teammate and defending champion Lando Norris completed fifth, one place behind seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari.
Only 20 of the 22 vehicles began, with Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg scratched simply earlier than the race as a result of a reliability drawback.
Another three vehicles failed to complete, Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar amongst them.
How to vote for the F1 driver of the day?
The Driver of the Day award in Formula 1 is a fan-voted honor launched in 2016, recognizing the driving force who delivered essentially the most spectacular efficiency throughout a Grand Prix weekend (not essentially the winner). It is voted for solely by followers worldwide and introduced on the finish of every race.
Go to the official Formula 1 voting web page: https://www.formula1.com/en/page/vote (or immediately https://www.formula1.com/en/vote.html).
The voting window opens throughout the Grand Prix (often after qualifying or throughout the race) and stays open till shortly after the race ends.
Log in along with your F1 TV account, F1 Fan Voice account, or create one (free).
Select your selection from the drivers on the grid (you get one vote per race).
Submit—it is first-past-the-post (most votes wins).
You can vote early (earlier than the race begins) on the identical web page. The winner is revealed on the published throughout the cooldown lap or post-race, and the driving force is knowledgeable stay.
