McLaren’s Lando Norris converted from pole position and fended off four-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull by less than a second to take the checkered flag at the Australian Grand Prix.

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But more worrying was the gap between Norris and third-placed Max Verstappen, who qualified 0.385s off the pace in the lead Red Bull. Mercedes ended up almost a second adrift, while Ferrari faced an even bigger deficit in a tough qualifying session for the Scuderia.