LUFEFE MAYEKISO – Founder and presenter of MotorZA_TV Lufefe Mayekiso

Along with the 2020 Tuscan and 2021 Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, we can now add<br /> Australia 2023 to the list of Formula 1 races with three standing starts. As a relatively<br /> straightforward win for Max Verstappen drew ever closer, the race exploded into life<br /> with four laps of the 58 to run when Kevin Magnussen tagged the Turn 2 wall, ripping<br /> the right rear Pirelli tyre straight off the hub. Owing to tyre and wheel debris, such as<br /> metal fragments, the race was red-flagged for a second time following Alexander<br /> Albon&#39;s early shunt.<br /> The two-lap shootout proved costly for Alpine with both cars wrecked, and then<br /> there was subsequent confusion about what the order would be behind Verstappen<br /> and Lewis Hamilton. Eventually, the order was taken as it was under the Magnussen<br /> red flag, as this was the last time the FIA could categorically create a running order -<br /> akin to Great Britain 2022 and the first lap pile-up there.