Lewis comes home second as Valtteri fights back to P8
- Lewis Hamilton came home in P2 in Albert Park to claim his eighth Formula One podium finish in Australia and 118th career podium
- Valtteri Bottas battled from P15 on the grid to claim P8 at the chequered flag
- Lewis (18) sits P2 in the Drivers’ Championship, seven points behind Sebastian Vettel (25), with Valtteri (4) in P8
- Ferrari (40) lead Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport (22) by 18 points in the Constructors’ Championship
|
Driver |
Chassis No. |
Grid |
Result |
Fastest Lap |
|
Lewis Hamilton |
F1 W09 EQ Power+/01 |
P1 |
P2 |
1:26.444 (Lap 50) |
|
Valtteri Bottas |
F1 W09 EQ Power+/03 |
P15 |
P8 |
1:27.019 (Lap 54) |
|
Strategy |
Start |
Stop 1 |
|
No. 44 |
UltraSoft |
Soft (Lap 19) |
|
No. 77 |
UltraSoft |
SuperSoft (Lap 26) |
Lewis Hamilton
I did everything I could today, but it’s not what anyone expected to happen. I’m still in a little bit of disbelief as I don’
Source : www.Mercedes-benz.com
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