First contact of the season: stewards get busy in Australia

FP2 got off to an eventful start at the Australian Grand Prix. Just as the cars were about to leave the pit lane, George Russell and Arvid Lindblad made contact. The rookie ran into the Mercedes car’s front wing.

Russell said over the team radio: "This guy just hit my front wing." Meanwhile, Lindblad was instructed by his race engineer that he has priority in the fast lane.

Russell's front wing was then changed by the Mercedes crew.

The Argentinian was going slowly on the main straight, with Lewis Hamilton having to take avoiding action. The Alpine driver will also be investigated after the session.