For the first time in the hybrid era, McLaren travelled to Formula 1’s curtain raiser as the undisputed pre-season favourite. It came out of the Bahrain test leading our long-run calculations quite handsomely and, after Friday practice in Melbourne, rivals were also putting the papaya squad at least three tenthsContinue Reading
It is rare for Lando Norris to speak with an air of confidence over his 2025 Formula 1 title chances but, after holding off reigning champion Max Verstappen to take victory at the Australian Grand Prix, he concluded McLaren is indeed leading the pack.After McLaren locked out the front rowContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz might have only completed less than a lap of the Australian Grand Prix under green-flag conditions, but he helped Williams team-mate Alex Albon beat both Ferraris to the finish.Sainz started from 10th but spun off at the final corner after the safety car was deployed in response toContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri’s sangfroid response to his painful Australian Grand Prix result will stand him well in the upcoming 2025 Formula 1 title battle with Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, but of the early contenders he alone now faces a big early points deficit.PLUS: Did Red Bull blow its ‘Canada’ chanceContinue Reading
Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix by less than a second ahead of Max Verstappen, as late drama saw an Oscar Piastri mistake which cost him his runners-up finish.So, Autosport’s Ben Hunt and Emily Selleck wrap up their coverage of the weekend from Albert Park, as the 24-round 2025 campaignContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been promoted to fourth on his Formula 1 debut in the Australian Grand Prix after Mercedes successfully appealed a five-second penalty for an unsafe release.Antonelli had initially been relegated back to fifth as a result of the penalty but upon a review and examination of theContinue Reading
Formula 1’s 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey is your opportunity to tell the series what matters most to you.The Global F1 Fan Survey, launched in partnership with Motorsport Network, is the fourth edition following previous surveys in 2015, 2017 and 2021. Over 200,000 people responded to each of previous editionsContinue Reading
Despite the majority having previous Formula 1 experience, history will reflect that six rookies started the 2025 season at the Australian Grand Prix – and it was a chastening experience for all but one of them.While the changeable conditions saw four crash out, plus one endured a tough weekend andContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton believes his first Ferrari Formula 1 start went “worse than I thought it would go” and was “a crash course in driving a Ferrari in the rain” during the Australian Grand Prix.Hamilton ultimately finished 10th, albeit after leading for a brief spell when Ferrari gambled on staying outContinue Reading
Alex Albon praised his Williams team for its strategy execution in the mixed-conditions 2025 Formula 1 season opener in Australia, as he finished fifth after a well-timed switch to intermediates.Although Albon had been gazumped at the start by Charles Leclerc, the Anglo-Thai racer held off Lewis Hamilton’s attempts to passContinue Reading