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Along with the 2020 Tuscan and 2021 Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, we can now add
Australia 2023 to the list of Formula 1 races with three standing starts. As a relatively
straightforward win for Max Verstappen drew ever closer, the race exploded into life
with four laps of the 58 to run when Kevin Magnussen tagged the Turn 2 wall, ripping
the right rear Pirelli tyre straight off the hub. Owing to tyre and wheel debris, such as
metal fragments, the race was red-flagged for a second time following Alexander
Albon's early shunt.
The two-lap shootout proved costly for Alpine with both cars wrecked, and then
there was subsequent confusion about what the order would be behind Verstappen
and Lewis Hamilton. Eventually, the order was taken as it was under the Magnussen
red flag, as this was the last time the FIA could categorically create a running order -
akin to Great Britain 2022 and the first lap pile-up there.
Australia 2023 to the list of Formula 1 races with three standing starts. As a relatively
straightforward win for Max Verstappen drew ever closer, the race exploded into life
with four laps of the 58 to run when Kevin Magnussen tagged the Turn 2 wall, ripping
the right rear Pirelli tyre straight off the hub. Owing to tyre and wheel debris, such as
metal fragments, the race was red-flagged for a second time following Alexander
Albon's early shunt.
The two-lap shootout proved costly for Alpine with both cars wrecked, and then
there was subsequent confusion about what the order would be behind Verstappen
and Lewis Hamilton. Eventually, the order was taken as it was under the Magnussen
red flag, as this was the last time the FIA could categorically create a running order -
akin to Great Britain 2022 and the first lap pile-up there.