Verstappen suffered a brake failure after just four laps of Sunday’s 58-lap race.
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain holds his trophy aloft on the podium after winning the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia
Sainz took advantage of Verstappen’s first retirement in 43 races to claim just the third win of his career a fortnight after he was ruled out of the previous round in Saudi Arabia with appendicitis. Both Mercedes cars failed to make it to the end in Melbourne after George Russell crashed out on the penultimate lap. Russell’s Mercedes ended up on his side but the Englishman was able to walk away from the accident.
But to the amazement of the record crowd in Australia, Sainz sailed past Verstappen on lap two before smoke began pouring out the back of his Red Bull machine.Verstappen was falling back through the pack and the crowd cheered his demise. He managed to get his wounded machine back to the pits before his right-rear brake temporarily caught fire.
Asked about his exchange with Hart, he replied: “That was related to us doing a pit stop while the car was on fire!”
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