Oscar Piastri called upon some unique experience to avoid retiring from the Australian Grand Prix, but admits spinning out of contention of his home race hurt.McLaren was in control of the race before a late rain shower caused both race leader Lando Norris and Piastri to slide wide in the...

Helmut Marko has described Isack Hadjar’s reaction to crashing out on the formation lap at the Australian Grand Prix as “a bit embarrassing”.Hadjar lost control at Turn 2 in wet conditions when trying to generate tire temperature on the way to the grid, crashing into the barrier and failing to...

Max Verstappen believes a failed attempt to make it to the end of the Australian Grand Prix on slick tires was still a risk worth taking as he was set to finish second regardless.A late burst of rain led to the two leading McLaren drivers slide off the track in...

Lewis Hamilton says he felt like he was far outside his comfort zone when driving for Ferrari after finishing 10th in the Australian Grand Prix.Ferrari struggled in Q3 on Saturday and Hamilton started from eighth, one place behind teammate Charles Leclerc. He was stuck in traffic for a long spell...

Lando Norris is in uncharted territory. By winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, he is now leading the drivers’ championship for the first time in his Formula 1 career.It brings to an end a remarkable run of 1,029 days since the last time a driver other than Max Verstappen was...

Mercedes has managed to overturn a penalty given to Kimi Antonelli that promotes him to fourth place in the Australian Grand Prix, after winning a right of review.Antonelli was given a five-second time penalty for an unsafe release in the closing stages of the race, a punishment that dropped him...

Lando Norris opened his 2025 title campaign with a high-pressure victory ahead of reigning champion Max Verstappen on an unpredictable rain-soaked afternoon at the Australian Grand Prix.The pole-getter survived a battle with teammate Oscar Piastri and a trip through the gravel at Turn 12 to lead the field at the...

When Lando Norris was facing the media on Thursday at Albert Park, he was in a relatively combative mood.The early championship favorite was berating reports that were claiming McLaren clearly has the fastest car to start the year based on pre-season testing’s lap times. Norris said he was “quite surprised...

Oscar Piastri topped final practice at the Australian Grand Prix ahead of what’s shaping up to be a hotly contested battle for pole in qualifying later on Saturday.Piastri set the benchmark at 1m15.921s – just 0.006s slower than last year’s pole time – on his fifth lap on a set...

Fernando Alonso’s penalty for his driving tactics against George Russell in Australia has divided opinion up and down the grid ahead of a predicted long drivers’ briefing at the Japanese Grand Prix.Russell crashed heavily after losing control in dirty air at the high-speed Turn 6 in Melbourne, after Alonso slowed...