That was an action packed opening race! Wet, dry, torrential rain, three safety cars and yet, Norris held the lead to take victory in the opening race. Verstappen pressured him all the way to the line and only 14 drivers made it to the finish.

Rookie of the day has to Kimi Antonelli – 4th place on the road, 5th in the results after a penalty is an incredible feat when every other rookie crashed out except for Bearman who brought his Haas home on a tricky day in 14th.

Williams did well, heartbreak for Carlos who crashed out early on, but Albon nearly snatched a podium with P4 in the results and a convincing display for the team.

In Fantasy GP we had the podium of Norris, Verstappen and Russell. Norris took the fastest lap and of course had Pole Position too. We had a total of 3 safety car periods and for the bonus question, the correct answer was Gasly – the highest placed driver of the 3 options.

The next race is China this coming weekend – the game will lock on FRIDAY because it’a SPRINT weekend. Fantasy GP will open for team changes and predictions by midday GMT Monday at the latest.

Results updated at 9am GMT – Antonelli’s unsafe release penalty has been reversed, so he’s promoted back to P4, Albon down to P5.

Results for Melbourne