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George Russell, Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc were left stunned when they watched a replay of Franco Colapinto's dramatic near-miss with Liam Lawson in the cool-down room after the race.

Lawson's car had slowed on the grid at the start of the Australian Grand Prix, forcing Colapinto to react in a split second as the pack accelerated away.

The Alpine driver jinked to the right at the last possible moment, squeezing between Lawson's stranded Racing Bulls machine and the pit wall to avoid what could have been a major crash.

Watching the footage back, Russell immediately recoiled in shock, while Antonelli and Leclerc could be seen grimacing at just how close the incident came to disaster.

All three drivers visibly reacted to the moment Colapinto threaded the needle between car and concrete, the room erupting with disbelief.

The extraordinary escape drew widespread praise for the Argentine's lightning-fast reactions after the race.

Colapinto himself later admitted he felt "very lucky" to have avoided contact in what he described as a "very dangerous" situation at the start.