Red Bull's blunder Down Under gives Ferrari fresh hope

MELBOURNE — Thousands of red-clad Ferrari fans descended on Lygon Street in Melbourne to party in the Italian restaurant strip until the wee hours of Monday after Carlos Sainz's unlikely win in the Australian Grand Prix.

The Italian Formula One team will hope the celebrations continue at Suzuka in two weeks' time after Albert Park breathed new life into the championship.

Sainz and teammate Charles Leclerc's 1-2 in Australia trimmed Red Bull's lead to four points in both the drivers' and constructors' title races, a major momentum shift following Max Verstappen's Middle East dominance.