Max Verstappen will start the first race of Formula 1's new rules era from the back after crashing in Australian Grand Prix Q1 and causing a red flag.
Red Bull's four-time F1 world champion was on his first flying lap with seven and a half minutes of the segment to go when his car snapped into a spin on the approach to Turn 1.
Verstappen skipped across the gravel trap and into the tyre barriers, immediately ending his session and causing an eight-minute red flag.
The Red Bull's rear axle seemed to lock - Verstappen suggested as much on the team radio - after he braked and had downshifted one or even two gears.
It was still quite early in the braking phase though, very sudden, and caused an immediate 180-degree spin, indicating it was likely caused while the engine was harvesting energy under braking.
When that happens too aggressively it is like a handbrake being applied. By the time he hit the wall, Verstappen had completed almost a full 360-degree rotation and hit the barrier with the front right.
Verstappen extracted himself from the car and walked away seemingly without harm - although as he kept hold of the steering wheel in the accident, his wrists may have suffered some discomfort.
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