The four-time reigning world champion has won in Suzuka for the fourth time in a row,despite Norris and Piastri having the best race car on the grid.
Oscar Piastri started from pole position in his first grand prix since his heartbreak at Albert Park and drove a near-faultless race en route to victory.
McLaren’s Lando Norris won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix,with the Brit just managing to stay ahead of Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in Sunday’s race.
In front of a record Saturday crowd at Albert Park of 136,347 fans,McLaren’s front-row lockout was even more imposing than it was predictable.
The Verstappen v Russell conflict has continued throughout the off-season and remains a prominent talking point ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
He became cult hero after his appearances on Drive to Survive,but the 59-year-old Italian is still baffled by his appeal.
The seven-time world champion has been coming to Australia since 2007,but there was one thing he didn’t know about when it came to Ferrari’s link with Melbourne – Lygon Street.
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Oscar Piastri knows that Formula 1 is a team sport. What goes around,comes around,and it could be him in Lando Norris’ situation this time next year – contending for the title.
Max Verstappen was handed two separate 10-second penalties early in the Mexican GP – one for forcing Lando Norris off the track,and the other for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.