MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: The 2026 F1 Drivers pose for a photo on the grid prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: The crashed car of Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes is cleared by the marshals during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dom Gibbons - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR26 Honda on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 leads the field away for the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 and George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 battle for the lead during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 and George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 battle for the lead during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Anni Graf - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Alexander Albon of Thailand driving the (23) Williams FW48 Mercedes kicks up gravel during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Cadillac F1 Team retires from the race during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 leads George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Anni Graf - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 makes a pitstop during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Race winner George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 takes the chequered flag during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dom Gibbons - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Race winner George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Race winner George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Second placed Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team and Third placed Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Scuderia Ferrari on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 08: Race winner George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team lifts his trophy on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 08, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images)