Here comes Sebastian Vettel! Look at him finally starting his 2022 season! Oh wait. His engine's not working. And now he's crashed. Is he sitting out qualifying? No it's fine, he's on track– Oh. That Aston Martin is not good. And now he's retired the car. Oh heck, this is terrible. It can't get any worse. Wait. What?! Seb! Get off the scooter. GET OFF THE SCOOTER, SEB!
It was lovely to be back in Australia, even if home boy Daniel Ricciardo forgot his obligations to the F1 Losers League and had a decent enough race. What a cobber. A rotten weekend for Sebastian Vettel was almost matched by a struggling Sainz and a newly mediocre Kevin Magnussen. We could have given beige flags to several constructors, but we opted for just one in the end.
What was most remarkable about this race is how many Pitlane Punts came to fruition. You can read more about this on the Losers' teams commentary page.
Read on for all the Track Points in Australia.
TRACK POINTS IN AUSTRALIA: DRIVERS
Race Finish: Alonso 7 | Latifi 6 | Tsunoda 5 | Magnussen 4 | Schumacher 3 | Stroll 2 | Zhou 1
Did Not Finish: Sainz 10 | Verstappen 10 | Vettel 10
Earliest Exit: Sainz 5
Backwards Bonus: Alonso 5 | Dropped seven places
Raceday Special (Last on Grid): Albon 5
Beige Flag: Magnussen 10 | for an illness^ adding to his neck troubles^
Beige Flag: Vettel 10 | for swapping his racecar for a scooter and getting fined for it^
In summary:
|
Vettel |
20 |
Zhou |
1 |
|
Sainz |
15 |
Bottas |
0 |
|
Magnussen |
14 |
Gasly |
0 |
|
Alonso |
12 |
Hamilton |
0 |
|
Verstappen |
10 |
Leclerc |
0 |
|
Latifi |
6 |
Norris |
0 |
|
Albon |
5 |
Ocon |
0 |
|
Tsunoda |
5 |
Perez |
0 |
|
Schumacher |
3 |
Ricciardo |
0 |
|
Stroll |
2 |
Russell |
0 |
TRACK POINTS IN AUSTRALIA: CONSTRUCTORS
Race Finish: Alpine 7 | Haas 7 | Williams 6 | AlphaTauri 5 | Aston Martin 2 | Alfa Romeo 1
Did Not Finish: Aston Martin 10 | Ferrari 10 | Red Bull 10Raceday Special: Williams 5
Beige Flag: Haas 10 | for breaking curfew^ just to cope with the monumental damage caused by their drivers
In summary:
|
Haas |
17 |
Red Bull |
10 |
|
Ferrari |
15 |
AlphaTauri |
5 |
|
Alpine |
12 |
Alfa Romeo |
1 |
|
Aston Martin |
12 |
McLaren |
0 |
|
Williams |
11 |
Mercedes |
0 |
MORE POINTS
Here is the Losers team commentary for Australia.
Here is the complete Losers team data for Australia.
And here's how it's affected the Standings.
Access your personal team page here.
WHAT'S NEXT?
On April 24, we pop to Italy for Ferrari's home race, the Emilia Romagna grand prix. Known as Imola to its friends. This race weekend will feature a sprint race, which means the Sprint Drop points element kicks in. This means an extra 5 Track Points given to the car that drops down the order the most during the sprint session. Worth playing a Boost Button for this? This will also be the last race in which the Raceday Special gives 5 Track Points to the car last on the grid. From May, it pivots to the car with the slowest pit time of the race. Learn more about Track Points. While we gear up for Imola, watch out for a couple more Pitlane Punts appearing. More? Yes indeed. We really are spoiling you.
