It was a fantastic return to Formula 1 for Carlos Sainz as he recovered from appendix surgery in Saudi Arabia to take the third victory of his F1 career in Australia. He was joined on the podium by teammate Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris, but there were positives to take further down the grid for some other teams too. Commentating on the race alongside Martin Brundle for Sky Sports F1, David Croft wanted to highlight the performance of a lesser-seen driver. Both Mercedes failing to finish the race alongside Max Verstappen’s first DNF in two years opened up the points to the bottom …
