Max Verstappen's guard of the World Championship experienced one more enormous difficulty as he had to resign on lap 39 in Australia.
Running second all through the race at Albert Park, a similar position he had begun the network, the Dutchman halted with an abrupt disappointment in his Red Bull.
Pulling over, Verstappen said over the group radio he could "smell abnormal liquid" and subsequent to leaping out of the vehicle, immediately encouraged marshals to smother a little fire.
It was the second retirement in three races for the World Champion, who likewise left late in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix won by Charles Leclerc.
With the Ferrari driver serenely driving for the whole of the race in Melbourne from shaft position and proceeding to win, it passed on Verstappen with a 46-guide deficiency toward the Monegasque in the Drivers' standings after just three grands prix.
Left second out and about, Sergio Perez, in the other Red Bull, asked what the issue had been for Verstappen.
"Try not to stress over Max, it's not applicable for our vehicle," said Hugh Bird, the Mexican's race engineer.
Naturally, Verstappen was a long way from satisfied with that second expensive DNF in three races, saying that it was "not OK" and cautioning that Red Bull can not anticipate battling for the title except if they sort these dependability issues.
"Well we are as of now miles behind, so I would truly even prefer not to contemplate the Championship fight right now," he said when requested from the significance of that DNF with regards to his season.
"I believe completing races is more significant.
"Obviously today was overall simply an awful day once more, and not actually having the speed or in any event, dealing with my tires, attempting to finish it since it looked like a seriously simple P2 in any case and I realize that I was unable to battle Charles, so there was no good reason for attempt and put squeeze on him.
"However, better believe it, we didn't complete the race so it's really baffling and not satisfactory.
"These sort of things, to battle for the title, it can't work out."
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