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Verstappen an early retirement from Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton also out

Australia F1 GP Auto Racing
March 24, 2024
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) โ€” Max Verstappen was an early retirement from the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the Red Bull driver sustaining a fiery engine failure on the fourth lap of the race, enduring his first race retirement since Albert Park in Australia in 2022.

Verstappen had won the first two F1 races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and was on a nine-race winning streak.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was another early retirement with an engine failure on lap 17.

Verstappen an early retirement from Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton also out
Australia F1 GP Auto Racing

Verstappen, the three-time F1 world champion, began the race from pole, but was passed by Ferrariโ€™s Carlos Sainz on lap two at turn nine. Verstappen kept on the Spaniardโ€™s tail, but just two laps later was spewing smoke from the back of his car, with fire following, forcing his retirement from the race.

Verstappen angrily shouted at a Red Bull crew member inside his garage after he found himself out of the race.

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