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In all fairness, it was barely Chrastor's fault.

In other news, Magnussen's car blew up on the way to the grid, Kvyat's car broke down on the way to the grid.

Grosjean also retired after the first lap, we're down to 13.

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Fairly dull race to be honest with regards to the racing.

Lewis always seemed to be able to open the gap when he wanted and really controlled the race. Great stuff from Nasr and Hulkenberg. Big shame for Kimi and Max, who were looking strong before their issues.

Final word on McLaren Honda, no idea how they finished the race but I'm kinda glad they didn't get a point because on pure pace because it would have been a complete travesty.

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Max Verstappen was going great, the final guy to switch tyres and he was still fighting well at that moment, he would have done even better on the softs... That is if his car didn't break down :(

Also apparently both he and his father DNF'd in their rookie races on the same lap 34... Hopefully that will be the only thing comparable about their careers in the future.

Absolutely gutting to see him drop out when doing so well :(

Also, Felipe Nasr is absolutely something else entirely, the way he just outraced Ricciardo was really spectacular.

For the rest of it, same old Mercedes dominance, so it's going to be all about Nico Vs. Lewis again this year.

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So. Red Bull are threatening to pull out of F1 at the end of the season unless the rules are changed. Such poor losers - it's okay when it's they who are dominating!

Poor losermanship for sure, but they still have a point in general (even though they're massive hypocrites).

Seeing Merc's stroll away with a victory with around 1min30 difference from them and Ferrari is ridiculous, compounded even more so by the claims that they are also down-tuning the car heavily to keep the cars healthy. Mercedes has done impeccable in their building up to V6, and in doing so have killed the entire competition from a neutral standpoint... It doesn't matter what Ferrari/RB/Williams do right now in improving their stuff, they won't be able to even remotely touch HamilBerg this season, and I don't see it changing at all. And if the down-tuning rumours are true, they're just going to put the cars in the higher settings if by some miracle the other cars do start becoming competitive.

Red Bull shouldn't be the one making the claims though, because it cheapens the truth heavily... But through Merc's dominance the excitement has become very very low when it comes to the guys winning the race.

As a racing fan though, I'm completely engrossed in the 3-10 battles because the non-Merc cars are amazingly close to each other in terms of performance.

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Giedo van der Garde has reached a settlement to end his Sauber Formula 1 deal, but hit out at the team and called for new measures to protect drivers.
An Australian court ruled that van der Garde had a valid 2015 race contract with Sauber, which had instead taken Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr as its drivers.
Van der Garde relinquished his right to race in the Australian Grand Prix pending further talks, and says he has now received compensation from Sauber.
"We have reached a settlement with Sauber and my driver contract with the team has been ended by mutual consent," he said in a statement.
"As a passionate race driver, I feel sad and am very disappointed. I have worked very hard my entire career, ever since starting with go-karts at the age of eight, to live my dream and become a successful Formula 1 driver.
"I had hoped at last to be able to show what I am capable of, driving a car for a respected midfield team in the 2015 season. This dream has been taken away from me and I know that my future in Formula 1 is probably over.
"There has been a lot of speculation in the media over the past week, so I want to set out clearly that my sponsors paid the sponsorship fee related to the 2015 season in its entirety to Sauber in the first half of 2014.
"This was simply in good faith and to help the team deal with its cash problems at the time. Effectively, it was my sponsor's advanced payments that helped the team survive in 2014.
"Sauber's financial decision-making in this case is bizarre and makes no sense to me.
"I am not at liberty to discuss details, but Sauber paid significant compensation to avoid honouring the contract they had with me.
"Only in that respect can I be satisfied that my rights have finally been recognised and that at least some justice has been done."
The 29-year-old Dutchman, who raced for Caterham in F1 in 2013, said he had stopped short of further legal action in Melbourne because doing so "might have brought down the team".
"It would most certainly have wrecked the opening grand prix in Melbourne because the team's cars would have been seized by the court, it may have ruined the careers of two young drivers in Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr," he said.
"Possibly the team's directors would even be taken into custody.
"I decided I did not want to live with that idea, even though it was only the team's management that was responsible for the bizarre situation I found myself in."
Van der Garde called for "a movement aimed at setting new standards and bringing about new regulations to help protect the rights of drivers", as he thanked his backers and management for their support through the Sauber affair.
"There are numerous examples of talented drivers with good intentions but without the sort of professional support that I have had, who have been broken by Formula 1 and who have seen their careers destroyed," he said.
"I therefore hope that my unprecedented case which was heard last week by the Supreme Court of Victoria at Melbourne will serve as an example to illustrate what should change, and that new regulations will be implemented to help protect driver rights."
While acknowledging the likely end of his F1 ambitions, van der Garde still hopes to race elsewhere.
"I would love to take part in the WEC and the Le Mans 24 Hours in an LMP1 car. Former Formula 1 drivers do very well in this series," he said.
"We also have our eye on other series such as the DTM in 2016 and beyond."
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Sky Sports has learnt Manor Marussia will pay unsecured creditors, including Ferrari and McLaren, 1.262p for every pound they were owed when the team entered administration.
The team exited administration via a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in February and returned to the F1 paddock in Melbourne, albeit without taking part in a session, having missed the final three races of 2014.
According to documents obtained by Sky Sports, unsecured creditors would have been paid 1.110p in the pound had the team’s assets been auctioned off.
The company’s liabilities when Marussia exited administration to unsecured creditors totalled over £35 million.
At the time of the team's collapse in November Ferrari and McLaren were owed £16m and £7m respectively from engine and technical partnership deals. Both teams were consulted before Marussia's revival and voted in favour of the team exiting administration last month.
The CVA required a contribution from a third party of to enable 'a sum of £500k to be available for distribution to unsecured creditors'.
The contribution was also 'required to permit for preferential creditors (estimated at £116k) to be paid in full'.
The preferential claims include staff who 'are restricted to £800 for arrears of salary'.
The team have changed their name to Manor Marussia for 2015 and their new investor was formally revealed as Stephen Fitzpatrick, founder of energy company OVO, in early March. Former Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King was named the team’s interim chairman.
Despite travelling to Australia, neither car left the garage throughout the grand prix weekend and while a stewards enquiry ruled the team had used 'all reasonable endeavours' to take part, Bernie Ecclestone has said they must pay their own transport costs to and from Melbourne.
The chassis and team wear was also noticeably devoid of sponsors leading to speculation as to the extent of the investment the team have found.
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