A crash on the primary nook for Charles Leclerc and a late penalty for Carlos Sainz on the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday capped off a dismal weekend for Ferrari, with the Italian crew effectively adrift of leaders Pink Bull.

Max Verstappen was victorious on the Albert Park circuit after a chaotic race with three purple flags.

Sainz was given a five-second time penalty for making contact with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso on the second restart. With the race ending underneath a security automobile, that despatched him from fourth to twelfth within the remaining standings.

“I feel it is probably the most unfair penalty I’ve seen in my life,” Sainz advised reporters. “I desire to return and speak to (the race stewards)… and perhaps then I can come again and speak.” “I feel it is too unfair and I do not really feel effectively (sufficient) to talk.”

Earlier, Leclerc crashed out on flip one of many first lap after making contact with Aston’s Lance Stroll. Race officers decided no additional motion could be required.

“That is it, Lance touched my rear proper wheel,” mentioned Leclerc, the winner of final 12 months’s race in Melbourne, on the crew radio.

After ending second in 2022, Ferrari sit fourth within the constructors’ standings, virtually 100 factors behind Pink Bull and adrift of Aston Martin and Mercedes.