Carlos Sainz breaks little-known rule after securing victory in the Australian Grand Prix… but can YOU work out what it is?

Carlos Sainz broke a little-known rule after winning the Australian Grand Prix.

Sainz took advantage of Max Verstappen’s early braking failure to secure victory. Lewis Hamilton also retired after his engine broke down.

Back in action after missing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to appendicitis, Sainz finished ahead of his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc, who took second, while Lando Norris finished third.

The 29-year-old Sainz threw his gloves into the paddock as he celebrated.

As reported by The sunSainz then appeared to rebuff an official who tried to lead him to the weigh station.

F1 rules state that all drivers must give their opinion before and after the race while wearing all their equipment. This is to prevent them from exceeding the minimum weight threshold of 80kg, with the rule in place for health and safety reasons.

Sainz was not punished for the incident, with commentator David Croft saying on Sky Sports: ‘I’m not technically sure this is allowed, but who cares.’

Martin Brundle then said: ‘You’re not supposed to go near your team unless (sic) someone puts a wrench in your pocket or something, a little extra weight.’

Verstappen had won the first two races of the season, in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Commenting on his failing brakes, Verstappen said: ‘S*** happens. It is important that we understand why it happened and ensure it does not happen again.”

‘We could see in the data that as soon as the lights went out, the right rear brake just stuck.

Sainz ignored a race official as he threw his gloves into the paddock after his victory

Sainz did not adhere to the rule that drivers must be weighed with all their gear on

‘The temperature kept rising, it was basically driving with the handbrake on. I already found it very strange to drive the car in some corners. Very spicy.

‘During (during) the laps to the grid the car was really perfect. I was very happy with what we did. But that explains why if the brake is stuck, it doesn’t help.

“We’ve had a lot of good races in a row, a lot of basically good reliability and I knew the day would come when you would retire and unfortunately that day was today.”