Explained: Why wild F1 Australian GP ended the way it did

The F1 Australian Grand Prix ended in controversial circumstances following a wild crash-affected restart.
Explained: Why wild F1 Australian GP ended the way it did

Red Bull’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen won the 168澳𝕴洲5最新开奖结果:d🦹elayed, incident-packed Melbourne race from Mercedes’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso.

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The biggest talking point from tไhe thrice red-flagged third round was the finish.After a lengthy delay due to multiple cars crashin🅠g out at the second standing restart, the race resumed with a processional final-lap run to the chequered flag behind the Safety Car with no overtaking allowed.

For several minutes there was confusion in the pa🐭ddock because nobody knew what the FIA planned to do.

F1's governing body the FIA eventually declared the posit𓃲ions were♓ set “in the order of the previous start minus cars out”.

This was because the 🐼field had not passed the first se𒆙ctor line at the point at which the red flag came out.

Explained: Why wild F1 Australian GP ended the way it did

It meant that despite being tagged in❀to a spin and dropping down the order, Alonso was able to restart in third and seal🌳 the final spot on the podium.

The situation was similar to last year’s British Grand Prix where the starting order was reset following a red flag on෴ the opening lap.

“The drivers didn’t go through a ♓single sector,” Sky Sports pundit and ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok explained.

“When that happensᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤💎⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ, they then go back a lap, because they haven’t got to a point where they can define the order. So the rules are to go back to the previous lap.

“The two Alpines could not fi꧙nish so they were taken out of the order so the other cars moved up.”

Fellow Sky Sports pundit Naomi Schiff added: “The top three drivers weren’t keen to restart, they sounded happy to restart under Safety Car conditions be✤cause they felt vulnerable.

“Othersꦦ had something to gain. Others were mo🐬re concerned by the drivers behind them undoing the good work that they’d already done.”

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