With that we'll call time on this live coverage of the Australian GP. Never fear, we'll be back for the fourth round, the Japanese GP at Suzuka, on 5-7 April. Until then, have a lovely rest of your Sunday! Go well!
Sainz lifts the winners' trophy aloft to the acclaim of his Ferrari team. What a win that is. One to look back on in a few years and go "remember when".
For the first time since last year's Singapore GP it isn't the Dutch and Austrian national anthems on the F1 podium - but it is the Spanish and Italian national anthems again!
Norris: "There is still another one or two steps to Red Bull and Ferrari so we need to catch up, but we are getting closer and days like today prove that, so a big thanks to all at McLaren. We are getting closer to our target."
Norris on his podium: "It was a very good day for the team, I am very proud of the team, P3 and P4 is a lot of points in the championship so that's the first thing. We missed out on Charles, our pace was a little bit better but he undercut us in the first stint so maybe there was hope for second place today."
Leclerc on second place and a Ferrari 1-2: "Yes it felt good, mostly for the team, first and second didn't happen for the team since Bahrain 2022, which were very good memories, so it is amazing that we can do that. Carlos had an incredible weekend to comeback after his surgery and he did an amazing race."
Drive to Survive star Guenther Steiner is on the mic for the top three questions and first up is Sainz: "It was a really good race, I felt really good out there, of course a bit stiff and physically it wasn't easy but I was lucky that I was more or less on my own so I could manage the tyres and everything.
"Life is crazy sometimes - what happened at the beginning of the year and the podium in Bahrain, then the appendix, the comeback, the win, a rollercoaster. But I love it."
"This is amazing, thank you guys, life is a rollercoaster sometimes, thank you Ricky, thank you Ferrari!" Sainz celebrates over team radio. What a story. From the operating table to an F1 race win in a little over two weeks.
Russell's late exit means with Perez fifth and Alonso sixth, Stroll is promoted to seventh ahead of Tsunoda, Hulkenberg and Magnussen - a double points finish for Haas!
Replays of Russell's crash reveal what's happened. He closes up to Alonso into Turn 6 but appears to lose downforce and the car slides from underneath him, which sends him over the gravel and into the barrier.
The virtual safety car has been deployed, so effectively that'll be race over as we are on the final lap. But what a shocking finish as Russell's car is wrecked after a clash with the barrier at Turn 6.
The lower order of the points looks fairly set - barring anything crazy - with Stroll, Tsunoda and Hulkenberg having comfortable margins for their positions.
And even though Ocon is 17th and last of those still running, this would also equal his best result of the season. If that doesn't highlight the plight of Alpine, little else will.
Perez's expected charge towards the top four hasn't materialised as he is still 12s behind Piastri. There's been no reported issue for the Mexican but the expected pace is not there.
Sainz's lead is 5.5s and he appears to be matching Leclerc's lap time to ensure the gap remains stable as he manages his tyres to the finish. It has been a supreme performance by the Spaniard so far.
Far from pressuring Hulkenberg for a point, Albon has now dropped into the clutches of Magnussen in P12. You can almost hear the Sargeant fans gathering...
