The race in Melbourne will be remembered mainly for its chaotic circumstances towards the end. After three red flags and restarts, Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen crosses the finish line as the winner behind the safety car. The international press writes:

Australia

The Herald Sun: "On a weekend full of accidents, controversies and fires, drivers vented their anger over red flags. But lost in all the drama was the fact that some of them didn't feel safe on the track."

Great Britain

The Sun: "Max Verstappen won a chaotic and controversial Australian Grand Prix – which has raised further questions about the FIA's ability to referee Formula 1 races."

Daily Mail: "Accidents, flying wheels, danger, confusion, excitement – all this combined to underline the immense talent of Formula 1 to conjure up something special when it is needed and least expected, such as after Red Bull's one-sided dominance in this young season."

The Guardian: "From fireworks to farce, what began with radiant excitement at the Australian Grand Prix ended as a complete failure. Inevitably (...) Max Verstappen won for Red Bull in Melbourne, but only after a certain amount of chaos and confusion, which F1 knew how to serve skillfully. Their labyrinthine set of rules once again weighed heavily on the action."

Netherlands

AD: "Chaos and sensation at the Australian Grand Prix. Three restarts, a safety car and eight retirements turned the race in Melbourne upside down right from the start – but in the end Max Verstappen won for the first time at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit."

Spain

Marca: "Lewis Hamilton returns to the podium after a great performance, while the battle between Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz went from a possible drama for the Asturian (Alonso) to a hard blow for the Madrilenian (Sainz)."

Mundo Deportivo: "Max Verstappen crossed the finish line of the Australian GP first. He did so after almost squandering this triumph by a few inches, with a cold-bloodedness worthy of the champion that he is."

Italy

Gazzetta dello Sport: "Verstappen stages a monologue in a crazy race. Max, once a breakneck pilot, is now a robot that stays away from accidents. Who else can beat him and Red Bull?"

Corriere dello Sport: "Ferrari is losing its nerve. Leclerc destroys his race on the first lap. Zero points for Ferrari, no podium after three races: no positive result for the new Ferrari boss Vasseur."

Corriere della Sera: "The drivers are revolting against the Formula 1 of chaos. Three red flags at a single Grand Prix is something outrageous. Beyond any reason, Niels Wittich has abused the red flags. Verstappen, Hamilton and Alonso are saving a sport that is increasingly sailing dangerously towards show business."

La Repubblica: "Kangaroo racing in Australia full of interruptions, chaos and polemics. In the end, Verstappen wins thanks to his cold-bloodedness. The German Niels Wittich causes the most dangerous situations, some of which are incomprehensible to the drivers and the spectators."

La Stampa: "Everything imaginable happens at the Australian Grand Prix: accidents, three red flags, four starts and protests. Only the result is average: Verstappen wins for the second time this year and Ferrari plunges deeper and deeper into the crisis."

France

L'Équipe: "After a crazy race chopped up by three red flags, only Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso survived. Or: How experience mattered more than anything else."

Austria

Kronen Zeitung: "It was a race that will be a topic of conversation for some time to come. Especially the red flag shortly before the end of the Australian Grand Prix caused some drivers to shake their heads."

Switzerland

Blick: "The madness at the Australian GP has the climax at the end: Race Control stops the race twice three laps before the finish. Then Verstappen takes victory behind the safety car."