F1 Australian GP 2025: Lando Norris Podium After Passing Sentit Drama With Verstappen
JAKARTA - Formula 1 (F1) racer, Lando Norris managed to secure the podium to fly his team's flag, McLaren. In this opening series Norris had to go through fierce competition with Red Bull rider Max Verstappen.
Taking place at the Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne on Sunday, March 16 at noon WIB, Norris' struggle to win the podium was full of drama. Because the afternoon race was raining.
Due to the weather conditions, safety cars even appeared three times throughout the race. However, Lando Norris was able to show his dominance over Max Verstappen by winning 0.895 seconds in the last lap.
Norris and his teammates, Oscar Piastri, controlled first and second positions when the track was still dry. However, the situation changed so quickly when it rained the circuit.
As a result, Piastri could not maintain her position because she had not had time to replace the tires with the wet track conditions. Meanwhile, Norris and Verstappen immediately changed tires.
Verstappen had led the race before changing the tires to adjust to track conditions. Norris took over first position once Verstappen entered the pit and the British racer was able to finish next.
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In the last round, the third position was occupied by Mercedes racer George Rusell. He was 8.481 seconds adrift of Norris.
Meanwhile, the disappointing result was achieved by Lewis Hamilton who is now defending Ferrari. His debut in the race with the Jingkrak Horse Team ended in 10th position, while his teammate, Charles Leclerc, finished eighth.
Of the total 20 riders who took part in the 2025 Australian GP race, only 14 managed to finish. Six other riders failed to finish, including Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz.
The following are the results of the 2025 Australian GP F1:
Lando Norris 1 hour 42 minutes 06.304 seconds2. Max Verstappen +0.8953. George Russell +8.4814. Alexander Albon +12.7735. Andrea Kimi Antonelli + 15.1356. Lance Stroll +17.4137. Nico Hulkenberg +18.4238. Charles Leclerc +19.8269. Oscar Piastri +20,4810. Lewis Hamilton +22,437.