F1 Australian GP red-flagged with Lewis Hamilton in lead after Alex Albon crash
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Albon lost 🔜control of his Williams on Lap 7 and spun off into the Turn 7 tyre barrieℱrs, before ending up sideways across the track.
The red flag was flown on Lap 9 which according to the FIA was due to "the amount of gra🐲vel and debris on the track that needsꦡ clearing".
George Russell is the big loser of the suspension, having pitted from the lea꧒d when the Safety Car was initially called for the incident.
As a result, Russell has dropped down to seventh, with Mer♎cedes teammate Lewis Hamilton now in the lead from Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
"Sorry George that has screwed it, but let's make the most out of🦩 this," Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told Russel꧂l.
The red flag period will enable all the drivers yet to 🎃pit to make a free pit stop.
Fernando Alonso will start from third ahead of Aston Martin teammate La🥀nce Stroll and Alpine's Pierre Gasly.
Nico Hulkenberg, Russell, Yuki Tsunoda, and the McLaren duo 💟of Lando Norris a🎉nd Oscar Piastri complete the rest of the top-10 order under the red flag.
It was a sign of th🌺ings to come - there would be further red flags in Melbourne until Max Verstappen won a con♉fusing end to the race.
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