Australian GP: Williams Racing scores amazing point

The grid for the 2022 Australian Grand prix would see the Williams Racing Team drivers starting from 18th and 20th with Nicholas Latifi ahead of team-mate Alex Albon. For the start of the race the drivers would start on different tyres with Nicholas on the medium and Alex the hard tyre. At the front of the grid it would be Leclerc on pole from Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Hamilton, Russell, Ricciardo, Ocon, Sainz and Alonso tenth. The tyres that the top ten would start on would be Medium for first through to eighth while Sainz and Alonso were on the hard. of the rest of the field only the Aston Martins and Magnussen were on the hard the rest the medium.

The drivers would complete the parade lap and with the start it would be Leclerc leading from Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez and Russell. The Williams were 18th and 20th but both would move up a place as Sainz was to spin his car ending his race in the gravel. This would see the Virtual Safety Car deployed with Leclerc still leading from Verstappen and Hamilton. The Williams drivers were now 17th and 19th. But Stroll would pit changing to the medium form the hard seeing Nicholas and Alex 17th and 18th. Stroll would return to his pit switching back to the hard tyre meaning that he had used the two dry tyre types.

The full Safety Car would be deployed seeing the field bunch up while Sainz's car was recovered and the race would restart. With eight laps completed Leclerc continued to lead from Verstappen and Hamilton. Perez would be able to pass Hamilton using his DRS on lap eleven at Turn three. Vettel would go off dropping to last seeing the Williams pair 16th and 17th. The order was Leclerc from Verstappen, Perez, Hamilton, Russell, Norris, Ricciardo, Ocon, Gasly, and Alonso tenth. Nicholas would pit on the 14th lap switching to the hard tyre. Alex had been able to get past Nicholas on the straight prior to his stop seeing the Williams pair 15th and 19th. Schumacher would also pit changing to the hard on lap seventeen.

Magnussen would have a moment running behind Tsunoda seeing him take to the grass currently 14th. Ocon would pit on lap nineteen switching to the hard dropping to 17th. Alex was now 14th as still on the hard. Lap twenty and Verstappen would pit changing to the hard seeing him return in seventh. Tsunoda would also pit dropping to 17th now on the hard. Alex would improve to be 13th. Perez would pit dropping to ninth but others would pit including both McLaren's. Alex was now in 12th and got himself involved in a fight involving Ricciardo and Stroll. Leclerc would pit on lap twenty four joined by Hamilton and Bottas. AA was now up to 11th but yet to pit.

Russell in second was yet to pit as Perez passed Hamilton for fifth as the Safety Car would be deployed with Vettel stopping at the side of the track after his had spun the previous corner crashing into the barrier. He would coast down to the nest corner. Alex was now in tenth but still yet to pit. Nicholas would pit again returning in last but on a new set of hard tyres. Under the safety Car Nicholas would really not lose anything as he had been running last anyway. All now on the hard tyre the order was Leclerc, Verstappen, Russell, Alonso, Perez, Hamilton, Magnussen, Norris, Ricciardo, and Alex tenth. But Alonso, Magnussen and Albon were yet to pit to change from their original hard tyres.

With the restart Verstappen would challenge Leclerc with Russell right behind the Red Bull. Alex was now tenth and Nicholas 18th. Perez would pass Alonso for fourth on lap thirty one. The n Hamilton would pass Alonso for fifth as the Alpine driver struggled on old hard tyres. Lap thirty six and both McLaren's would get past Magnussen seeing the Haas now ninth just ahead of Albon. Perez was now in third with Russell and Hamilton fourth and fifth. At the front Leclerc still led from Verstappen and Perez but Verstappen would retire at the side of the track ending his race. This would see the Virtual Safety Car deployed. Verstappen's car would require a fire extinguisher as the hot parts of his car ignited.

This would see Alex now ninth and Nicholas 17th for Williams. Drivers including Alonso and Magnussen would pit seeing Alex now seventh but still yet to pit. The green flag would come out and Leclerc was now leading from Perez, Russell and Hamilton. Nicholas was now 16th as Stroll would pass Bottas as the Aston Martin would force the Alfa wide. Gasly would also get past now in tenth. Stroll would get a five second penalty for weaving down the straight with the Aston currently ninth. On forty six lap old hard tyres Alex would set a personal best with ten laps remaining. Lap fifty two and Gasly would pass Stroll for ninth while Alex continued to run in seventh.

Lap fifty three and the order was Leclerc, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Norris, Ricciardo, Alex, Ocon, Gasly and Bottas tenth. The final laps would count down and the order would remain the same and it would not be until the final lap that Alex would pit switch to the soft tyre and was able to bring his car home in tenth. An amazing drive would finish in a fantastic tenth for Alex and the team. In conversations on the radio his engineer, Alex and Jost Capito would congratulate Alex for the amazing result. "Engineer: P10 P10 sorry going into a flat spin here nice job mate ... that was a mega stint. Capito: Alex awesome race awesome you got the point congratulations Alex: Yes boys yes amazing job well done everyone. The car was unbelievable ... unexpected so good."