McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who took his maiden pole position on Saturday, got a great start in Sunday's race to lead into the first corner, as Norris passed Russell for second.

This time 12 months ago, the Australian Grand Prix was the sort of race that Lando Norris and McLaren may have lost

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