The season opener of the Formula One (F1) Grand Prix has kicked started in Australia with Valtteri Bottas beating his world champion team-mate Lewis Hamilton to claimed an early lead as the F1 season begins.
Hamilton who came second (2nd) had to battle third-placed Red Bull driver, Max Verstappen in a tight race in the early hours of Sunday 17th of March, 2019. Max Verstappen took a skid in the grass late on.
It was the first win for Bottas since Abu Dhabi in 2017 and he also took a bonus point for the fastest lap at Albert Park's lakeside circuit.
With Mercedes clinching the first two spots and Red Bull in third, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were reduced to fighting each other for a minor position. Kevin Magnussen of Haas rounded out the top six, ahead of Renault's seventh-placed Nico Hulkenberg.
