George Russell won 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 the most? Well, that we’ll discover out solely as soon as the driver of the day votes are revealed. One sturdy 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 at the lakeside circuit on Sunday.
It was a troublesome day for McLaren, with dwelling hero Oscar Piastri’s race over earlier than it begun with a crash throughout a reconnaissance lap some 40 minutes earlier than the begin.
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 automobiles began, with Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg scratched simply earlier than the race because of a reliability drawback.
Another three automobiles 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 driver who delivered the most spectacular efficiency throughout a Grand Prix weekend (not essentially the winner). It is voted for completely by followers worldwide and introduced at the finish of every race.
Go to the official Formula 1 voting web page: https://www.formula1.com/en/page/vote (or instantly https://www.formula1.com/en/vote.html).
The voting window opens throughout the Grand Prix (normally after qualifying or throughout the race) and stays open till shortly after the race ends.
Log in 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 similar web page. The winner is revealed on the broadcast throughout the cooldown lap or post-race, and the driver is knowledgeable reside.
