Australian Grand Prix F1 pulls in 864,000 for race as ABC’s Doc Martin tops Sunday night
Ten’s broadcast of the Australia Grand Prix Formula One was a popular choice over the weekend, with the race, which aired from 4:00pm, pulling in 864,000 metro viewers.
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Australian Grand Prix
The race was momentarily stopped after an accident which saw Fernando Alonso’s car flip repeatedly before crumbling to pieces and hitting a barrier at turn three of the Albert Park circuit after the Spaniard clipped the rear of Esteban Gutierrez of Haas Racing at full-speed while trying to pass him around the outside on lap 17 of 57.
The halt to the race saw the podium part of the broadcast take place just before 6:00pm, as opposed to the scheduled 5:35pm, with 709,000 metro viewers tuning in to see Nico Rosberg take out first place as Australian Daniel Ricciardo missed out on the podium, taking fourth place.
