Oscar Piastri scores first Formula 1 points as Aussie rookie finishes eighth in Melbourne

Oscar Piastri claimed his first points in Formula 1 at the end of a chaotic Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with only 11 cars completing race. Oscar Piastri claimed his first points in Formula 1 as he finished eighth in Melbourne The young Australian started 16th on the grid but survived a chaotic race to score his first points in Formula 1 after a difficult start to the season 'It was a crazy race, it's the first race I've had three red flags and I think it's probably most people's first race like that. By scoring his first Formula 1 points in his home Grand Prix, Piastri emulated his manager Mark Webber, who finished fifth with Minardi at the end a similarly incident-strewn race at Albert Park in 2002 on his debut. Max Verstappen won the Australian Grand Prix in a dramatic race at Albert Park in Melbourne The race finished under a safety car as Hamilton was second and Alonso made up the podium The British manufacturer fared much better in Melbourne as Piastri's teammate Lando Norris crossed the line in sixth.