Carlos Sainz Wins F1 Australian GP After Verstappen Retires Early With Engine Fire

Carlos Sainz Wins F1 Australian GP After Verstappen Retires Early With Engine Fire
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain sprays champagne as he celebrates after winning the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, on March 24, 2024. Scott Barbour/AP Photo
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MELBOURNE, Australia—Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ended Red Bull’s Formula 1 winning streak Sunday when the Spaniard took advantage of Max Verstappen’s early retirement to win the Australian Grand Prix just two weeks after missing the previous race in Saudi Arabia due to an emergency appendectomy.

Sainz, who started on the front row alongside Verstappen, kept his place into turn one, but passed the Dutchman on lap two at turn nine for the lead and took control once his rival retired two laps later with a fiery mechanical failure.