Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says Ferrari, Fred Vasseur and Italy deserve the Scuderia’s success in the Australian Grand Prix after the troubles the historic team endured during 2023.
Having qualified second in Melbourne, Carlos Sainz - back from surgery for appendicitis that ruled him out of the Saudi Arabian GP - executed a lap-two pass on polesitter Max Verstappen. With the Red Bull forced to retire with a right-rear brake failure, Charles Leclerc followed Sainz home for a Ferrari 1-2 - the first non-Verstappen win since Sainz claimed last year's Singapore victory.
' Watch: F1 2024 Australian Grand Prix Review - Ferrari On Top Down Under Meanwhile, Mercedes endured a double retirement in Melbourne - courtesy of a power unit failure for Lewis Hamilton and a hefty shunt for George Russell in the closing laps. With Hamilton switching to Ferrari for 2025, Sainz must search for a new seat and has been linked with Mercedes. Wolff continued: 'As much as I hate our situation, deserves that. Ferrari deserves that. And Italy deserves it.
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