MELBOURNE, Australia — With one overtaking manoeuvr and consistent speed, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen showed that the 2019 Formula One season is unlikely to descend into another two-team race. It was his sixth consecutive F1 podium finish, and delivered automaker Honda its first since 2008. “A fantastic start to the season with a podium finish at our first Grand Prix with our new power unit partner Honda, who haven’t finished in the top three since 2008,” Horner said. And Verstappen is determined to improve on his result there, too, after failing to finish that race in 2018. Time will tell if we can challenge for top spot.”——More AP racing: https://www.racing.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP–Sports——More AP F1 coverage: https://apnews.com/FormulaOne

Source: National Post March 17, 2019 11:48 UTC