Carlos Sainz led a Ferrari one-two after polesitter Max Verstappen retired with brake failure and George Russell forced the race to end under caution after a rollover crash on the penultimate lap of a dramatic Australian Grand Prix. Sainz, who had his appendix removed just two weeks ago and hasn’t trained since, started from the front row and swept into the lead around Verstappen’s outside at the rapid Turn 9-10 chicane on the second lap. But the Dutchman was defenseless, suffering with a stuck right-rear brake. Smoke began to pour from the car on the following tour, and before long fire was erupting from beneath the wheel. A small explosion of braking material confirmed in advance as...
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