At approximately 3:50am AEST on Monday morning, a piece of sporting history was created that many Down Under might not have realised.

On a sunny afternoon in Melbourne in March 1999, a 28-year-old Spaniard drove a Formula 1 car 57 times around the Albert Park circuit to finish an impressive sixth place on his F1 debut.

A lot can happen in Formula One in just a short period of time, just ask any driver currently involved in the Red Bull family.