Lando Norris says he and Oscar Piastri are free to fight for victory from the head of the grid for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, around specific “rules we cannot cross” at McLaren.The rather contradictory explanation stems from the team’s updated terms of engagement – dubbed ‘Papaya Rules’ in 2024Continue Reading
Max Verstappen admitted to some surprise in finishing third in Formula 1 qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, following Red Bull’s turnaround in fortunes after a lacklustre pair of Friday practice sessions.The reigning champion ended up fifth in FP1 and seventh in FP2 after struggling with a wayward RB21 chassisContinue Reading
Lando Norris led Oscar Piastri in a McLaren 1-2 in qualifying for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen third and Lewis Hamilton down in eighth.In the other Red Bull, Liam Lawson was eliminated in Q1, as was new Mercedes recruit Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while Alex Albon and YukiContinue Reading
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topped a convoluted final practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen, where Oliver Bearman crashed out again for Haas.Under overcast skies at Albert Park, several frontrunners had headed out on the hard tyres before Bearman’s immediate incident, but when theContinue Reading
You know his voice, even if you’ve never seen his face. It’s warm yet urgent, authoritative yet inviting with an unmistakable timbre like the hum of a V8 engine before it roars to life. When the race is calm, his voice is steady and measured, but as the action reachesContinue Reading
As the head of his small Formula 1 team, Colin Crabbe, who has died aged 82, was the man who gave Ronnie Peterson his big break. It was just before Crabbe’s 27th birthday when his Antique Automobiles team made its F1 debut in 1969, in the non-championship Madrid Grand Prix atContinue Reading
The first bit of track action for the 2025 Formula 1 season is now over, as teams and drivers took to Albert Park Circuit for both Friday practice sessions ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.So, Autosport’s Ben Hunt and Filip Cleeren report from the paddock analysing the battle at theContinue Reading
Red Bull is pinning its Australian Grand Prix hopes on Sunday’s forecast rain and Max Verstappen’s proven ability to drag maximum performance out of whatever car he’s driving.That was the verdict of the team’s long-time ‘driver advisor’, Helmut Marko, after a practice session in which both Red Bull drivers wereContinue Reading
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has revealed he will visit Thailand after the Australian Grand Prix for talks over a potential race in Bangkok.The current F1 calendar is the most packed it has ever been, with 24 grands prix slated for the 2025 season which gets under way in MelbourneContinue Reading
Liam Lawson’s maiden grand prix weekend with Red Bull got off to a shaky start as he closed out Friday’s second practice session 17th fastest and over half a second slower than team-mate Max Verstappen on the same soft tyre compound.“Comfortable, just too slow,” said Lawson to Sky Sports F1.Continue Reading