{"id":191309,"date":"2026-03-09T16:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=191309"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:28:50","slug":"luxus-magazine-2026-australian-grand-prix-george-russell-opens-the-season-with-a-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-2026-australian-grand-prix-george-russell-opens-the-season-with-a-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"[LUXUS MAGAZINE] 2026 Australian Grand Prix : George Russell opens the season with a victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formula 1 racing resumed this weekend with the traditional Australian Grand Prix, the first race of the 2026 season, which saw George Russell win for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.<\/h4>\n

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The 2026 Formula 1 World Championship got off to a spectacular start on Sunday in Melbourne. On the Albert Park street circuit, George Russell gave Mercedes a convincing opening victory<\/strong> by winning the Australian Grand Prix<\/strong>, the first race of the season.<\/p>\n

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The Briton finished ahead of his teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/strong>, giving the German team a one-two finish, while Charles Leclerc<\/strong> completed the podium for Ferrari.<\/p>\n

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Russell gets his season off to a perfect start<\/h2>\n

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Starting from pole position, George Russell dominated the Australian race to claim the first victory of the season. The Mercedes driver crossed the finish line in first place after a solid race ahead of his young teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who has already secured a second podium finish in his young Formula 1 career.<\/p>\n

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This one-two finish marks an ideal start for the German team\u00a0: both Mercedes cars took advantage of the Virtual Safety Car periods to make their pit stops at the right moment, a strategic decision that allowed them to maintain their advantage over Ferrari.<\/p>\n

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Behind them, Charles Leclerc saved the Scuderia<\/strong>‘s honor by finishing third, while Lewis Hamilton<\/strong>, now the Monegasque driver’s teammate at Ferrari, finished fourth.<\/p>\n

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Click here to read the full article<\/a> on Luxus Magazine<\/p>\n

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Featured photo : \u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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