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17 Mar 2019

#F1 - Full results of the 1st race of the 2019 FIA @F1 Championship, the #AustralianGP ???? ?? pic.twitter.com/QYYXb6l8zW
— FIA (@fia) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

#F1 - Full results of the 1st race of the 2019 FIA @F1 Championship, the #AustralianGP ???? ?? pic.twitter.com/QYYXb6l8zW
— FIA (@fia) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Webber: "What the hell did you have for breakfast?!"

Bottas: "I had some porridge!" ??

Victory. Powered by porridge. ??#AusGP ???? #F1 pic.twitter.com/0KbfCQODOK
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

???? #AUSGP RESULTS ??

?? 4th victory for @ValtteriBottas
?? 26 points for the #FastFinn
?? 44 points for @MercedesAMGF1
?? Another Silver Arrows 1-2!

How would you rate that race, #BestFans? It's a 10 from us ??#UnfairAdvantage #F1 pic.twitter.com/E4jK7YvjYb
— PurePitWall (@PurePitWall) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

No Ferrari on the podium today.

17 Mar 2019

Bottas got those 26 points he wanted!

17 Mar 2019

What. A. Drive!! @ValtteriBottas WINS the #AusGP! ?? GET IN THERE!!!! pic.twitter.com/j5ZTcXPNjq
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Sebastian Vettel is fourth with team mate Charles Leclerc fifth.

17 Mar 2019

Lewis Hamilton pushes for second just ahead of Max Verstappen in third place.

17 Mar 2019

Valtteri Bottas wins the Australian GP!

17 Mar 2019

Bottas going for the fastest lap while Max is right on Hamilton by 0.8 seconds!

17 Mar 2019

3 laps to go!

17 Mar 2019

Hamilton trying to go for fastest point to take it away from Verstappen (the extra point).

17 Mar 2019

Max told to go for Hamilton.

17 Mar 2019

Verstappen just had the fastest lap of the race and narrowed the gap down to 1.3 seconds.

17 Mar 2019

Hulkenberg Vs Raikkonen for P7

Vettel Vs Leclerc for P4

Gasly Vs Kvyat for P10

Mercedes Vs Ferrari Vs Red Bull for the fastest lap#AusGP ???? | #F1 ???
— #AusGP ???? ??? (@Formula1_MotoGP) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Bottas asking about the plan to stop to get fresh tyres to attempt the fastest lap for the bonus point.
His race engineer telling him that they will not take the risk.

"Copy, but I want 26-points," says Bottas. #AusGP #F1
— F1 Madness ?? (@F1_Madness) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Verstappen trying to close the gap between him and Hamilton.

17 Mar 2019

7 more laps and Bottas is leading by 25.2 seconds.

17 Mar 2019

#Charles16 lapping 1:27.326 #AusGP pic.twitter.com/ArgT3iP3Ia
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

10 more laps to go.

17 Mar 2019

Hulk featuring nicely there... #RSspirit #AusGP https://t.co/gmHUVGL3oL
— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Vettel:"Why are we so slow?"
Adami:"We're not sure at the moment" #AusGP #F1
— F1 Madness ?? (@F1_Madness) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Pierre is the last car to stop as the Team fit fresh rubber in just 2.1 seconds ?? He's back out there in P11 and pushing for points ???? #AusGP pic.twitter.com/WolILW1rpf
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Gasly pits! This promotes Nico to 7th. Still between K-Mag and Kimi. #RSspirit #AusGP
— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Kvyat goes off at Turn 3 and loses a place after driving so well in P10.

17 Mar 2019

Verstappen has been slowly catching up to Hamilton. Hamilton's fighting to stay ahead but he's got tyres that are 10-laps older #AusGP #F1
— F1 Madness ?? (@F1_Madness) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Gasly has still not yet had a pit stop.

17 Mar 2019

Looks like Verstappen will be passing Hamilton soon. Jus 1 second between them.

17 Mar 2019

Hamilton having trouble.

17 Mar 2019

That left wheel came back to haunt Grosjean, it's the reason he had to retire the race.

17 Mar 2019

What a move @Max33Verstappen ?? He powers past Seb for P3! ???? #AusGP pic.twitter.com/Vsk8AqJ4Kk
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

And then Grosjean retires too in the Haas. And Grosjean was racing so well. :(

17 Mar 2019

Heartbreak for Ricciardo as he retires from his home race. This is his 3rd retirement in Oz. He must be gutted.

17 Mar 2019

Max takes P3 from Vettel!

17 Mar 2019

Vettel is only 2 seconds behind Hamilton, and Max is on Seb's heels!

17 Mar 2019

Battle for 3rd between Vettel and Verstappen.

17 Mar 2019

Hamilton back in P2, but reports that he is not sure if he can get to the end of the race in those tyres.

17 Mar 2019

Slick ?? Valtteri stops for fresh rubber. Rolling in P1, 7s clear of LEC who is yet to stop. Doing a mega job out there! #AusGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/GakuCwd5bm
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Bottas building the lead from Leclerc. Hamilton in P3.

17 Mar 2019

Norris finally makes the move stick on Giovinazzi...

Grosjean, Perez and Albon are queued up behind the Alfa now#F1 #AustralianGP ????
— Motorsport Week (@MotorsportWeek) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Positions after 21 laps BOT, VER, #Charles16, HAM, #Seb5. #AusGP pic.twitter.com/SstGZGbfwX
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Bottas leads Verstappen by 12 seconds.

17 Mar 2019

Hamilton seems to be struggling on the new tyres.

17 Mar 2019

Grosjean's delay in the pits was due to his left front tyre not wanting to go on properly.

17 Mar 2019

Grosjean keeps his place from Albon in the Toro Rosso.

17 Mar 2019

Grosjean and Norris in the pits who has lost several places.

17 Mar 2019

Hamilton in the pits and rejoins in P4.

17 Mar 2019

Adami calls Bottas in for fresh medium tyres #AustralianGP
— Junaid #JB17 (@JunaidSamodien_) March 17, 2019

17 Mar 2019

Hulkenburg and Magnussen do a lil dance.

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