TED KRAVITZ surprised Formula One fans on Sunday when he drank beer from a spectator's shoe whilst live on air.

F1 returned to Australia for the first time in three years at the weekend.

An estimated total of 420,000 fans walked through the gates of Melbourne Park between Thursday and Sunday to watch the Australian Grand Prix – making it the biggest sporting event ever staged in Melbourne.

Most of those fans were there in support of Daniel Ricciardo, who finished sixth in the race behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris.

And to honour the 32-year-old's return to Oz, a group were filmed doing his signature celebration – the 'shoey'.

Sky Sports F1 pundit Kravitz got involved in the festivities, and was happy to take a sip from one enthusiastic fan's shoe.

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Once he had finished, he gave the shoe back and said that it was "quite tasty actually."

Kravitz was sent out to get some crowd reaction after the race, which was won by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

Sergio Perez was the only Red Bull driver to make it to the chequered flag after his teammate Max Verstappen failed to finish for the second time in three races.

The current World Champion was forced to retire on the 39th lap due to a fuel issue which caused the back of his car to set on fire.

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Sebastian Vettel's first weekend back on track went from bad to worse as he spun off of a kerb before crashing into the barriers – ending his hopes of breaking into the points positions.

Carlos Sainz barely got off the mark as he was forced to pull out of the competition on the second lap.

Mercedes took a step in the right direction with George Russell finishing in third to claim his first podium for the team.

Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton narrowly missed out and had to settle for fourth.

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