Norris beats Verstappen in dramatic Australia GP opener

Lando Norris, with his exceptional driving skills, overcame the unpredictable and harsh weather conditions at the Australian Grand Prix, defeating Max Verstappen in a race filled with drama and accidents to ultimately win the championship. This victory fully demonstrates Norris's strength and foreshadows his challenge for this season's world championship.

During the race, multiple crashes occurred, triggering three safety cars and one red flag restart. Norris and his McLaren team made the right decisions, ultimately emerging victorious from the chaotic situation. Although Verstappen regained competitiveness late in the race due to the safety car advantage, Norris successfully resisted his threat and won the fifth championship of his career.

It was a tough day for the Ferrari team. Lewis Hamilton eventually finished tenth. His former teammate George Russell secured third place for the Mercedes team. Hamilton had led on lap 46, but that was because Ferrari made the wrong decision, insisting on using dry tires when it started to rain heavily on the track.

Hamilton and his teammate Charles Leclerc subsequently had to pit to change tires. Due to a series of crashes, the safety car was deployed for the final time, causing them to drop out of the top ten. To make matters worse, Hamilton was overtaken by Leclerc on the final restart, and the two Ferrari cars lightly collided in the incident, after which Hamilton lost another position as McLaren's Oscar Piastri tried to recover from a mistake that had cost him second place.