Formula 3: Nikola Tsolov dropped out of the first tour of the start in Australia
The Bulgarian Formula 3 pilot Nikola Tsolov dropped out after a crash in the first tour of the main race of the first round of the Albert Park runway in Melbourne. Campos Racing competitor from Red Bull Academy was attacked on the outside by British Kalum Voesin and after the ensuing clash, the two found themselves in the security area and failed to continue.
The victory in the raining race was grabbed by the Brazilian Rafael Kamara from the team of « Tradition » with a time of 34: 43.966 minutes. The second ended his teammate Noah Stromstead (Denmark) at 0.517 seconds, and the third was the Frenchman Theophilus from the team of Van Amersfort Racing with a lag of 1.152 seconds. The next start in Formula 3 is on April 11-13 in Bahrain.
Equally dramatic was the first start in Formula 1, where the harsh conditions of the track caused incidents and Lando Norris is best benefited from them. McLaren's pilot recorded success in the debut competition for the season, followed by champion Max Verstapen with Red Bull and George Russell of Mercedes. A disappointing debut for the « Ferrari » made Lewis Hamilton, who finished only the tenth, and Debutant Andrea Kimi Antoneli Karadly and was fourth. However, after the final, the organizers of the Grand Prix of Australia punished him for 5 seconds for a dangerous return to the alley in a tire change box, and this was given to the Italian teammate of George Russell 5th in the standings.
Formula 1 continues next weekend with a start in China, where the first of the 6 sprints will be held in the season.
