Max Verstappen will start the Australian Grand Prix in fifth and it's claimed the Red Bull driver has made a demand of the team's social media department.

Starting this season, Oracle Red Bull Racing will now use the new OCI Compute A2 and OCI Compute A4 Flex shapes to increase simulation speeds by 10 percent which will enable the team to run more simulations each week and improve its race day decisions.

Racing Bulls F1 star Isack Hadjar endured a nightmare start at the Australian Grand Prix after he crashed out of the race during the formation lap in wet and slippery conditions at Albert Park. The Racing Bulls rookie barely made it past Turn 2 before he spun and crashed into the barriers where he broke his rear wing ending his F1 debut.