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
Lando Norris was delighted after winning the thrilling wet-dry-wet Australian Grand Prix, particularly as McLaren had “got it wrong a lot last year” in similar circumstances.The British driver was referencing his chances to win in both Canada and at Silverstone in 2024, where McLaren made mistakes on pitstop timings andContinue Reading
Lando Norris survived rain showers, a late trip across the grass and pressure from Max Verstappen to claim victory at the season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.Starting in the wet and with changeable conditions throughout the afternoon, Norris took the chequered flag as McLaren showed its advantage over the rest ofContinue Reading
Formula 1 and its 11 2026 teams agreeing commercial terms for a new five-year Concorde Agreement is welcome news as the series is nearing the end of the current deal, and is preparing for Cadillac’s arrival.Autosport understands the US manufacturer has agreed to pay a $450m anti-dilution fee to beContinue Reading
Formula 1 has announced its 11 2026 teams have all signed up to the commercial framework of the new Concorde Agreement.The Concorde Agreement is a contract between F1, its governing body the FIA and the teams who compete in the series. It defines how F1 is run – with oneContinue Reading
As Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz celebrated qualifying sixth and 10th at Albert Park in the 2025 Formula 1 opener, the joy at more evidence of the Williams team’s revival was tempered by the forecast of rain for race day. Williams may be a quintessentially British team but this wasn’t aContinue Reading
Red Bull ‘rookie’ Liam Lawson will begin the 2025 Australian Grand Prix from 18th on the grid after being eliminated in the first segment of qualifying. Yuki Tsunoda – the man now parked in the Racing Bulls sister squad after being passed over for promotion in favour of Lawson –Continue Reading
There are three strategy scenarios possible for Formula 1’s 2025 Australian Grand Prix, but they all depend on how and when the forecast rain hits the Albert Park track on Sunday.In scenario one, which assumes rain does not fall despite having been the talk of the event so far inContinue Reading