With all due respect to Red Bull and Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz’s win in the Australian GP – his second defeat of the bulls in six months – was a welcome breath of fresh air, not to mention a remarkable display by a man still recovering from appendicitis.

Here’s is our selection of pictures from a memorable day of racing down under.

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