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The 2023 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park was chaos served with eucalyptus garnish: three red flags, a pile-up of restarts, and a finish behind the Safety Car.

Max Verstappen won, because of course he did, with Lewis Hamilton second and Fernando Alonso third, all looking mildly surprised and very relieved.

Tyre strategy became academic once debris and panel-beating took over, and the stewards' notebooks needed their own cool-down lap.

It was dramatic, controversial, and great telly—just don’t use it as a case study for clean race management.