Russell: Dominant McLaren can already focus on F1 2026 after Melbourne pole
Mercedes driver George Russell believes McLaren is so dominant it can already turn off development of its current Formula 1 car and move on to 2026.McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri locked out the front row for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, with Norris putting nearly four tenths on the team’s nearestContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: Assessing qualifying for the Australian GP
Filip Cleeren and Emily Selleck review a hectic qualifying day in Melbourne as McLaren lock out the front row for the Australian Grand Prix.The pair review McLaren’s excellence, and why Max Verstappen isn’t too phased with starting in third place for tomorrow’s race.There’s also a discussion on Ferrari struggling asContinue Reading
Why Ferrari fell short of expectations in qualifying for the Australian GP
While McLaren had been the clear pre-event favourite for the Australian Grand Prix, the pecking order behind the papaya squad offered more surprises.Ferrari couldn’t live up to expectations that it would be McLaren’s closest challenger followed by Red Bull, mirroring the end result of last year’s world championship.Charles Leclerc andContinue Reading
Move over, Leclerc, Antonelli is already F1’s most exciting driver to watch
Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff. The Mercedes partnership is no more, but between them, they’ve made Formula 1 even more interesting in separate single pen strokes.In Hamilton signing for Ferrari, a pulsating narrative is already well imbued in the 2025 season – especially as he starts off trailing in AustralianContinue Reading
Analysis: Where Norris found tiny 0.084s Australia F1 pole margin over Piastri
A mere 0.084 seconds split Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in qualifying for Formula 1’s 2025 season opener in Australia, a minuscule stitch in time that converted the home fans’ raucous fervour into a palpable tinge of disappointment. Even Norris admitted to a fleeting feeling of internalised guilt that he’dContinue Reading
Hamilton ‘doesn’t know wet settings’ for Ferrari with rain forecast for Australian GP
Lewis Hamilton says he ‘doesn’t know which buttons’ to press in his Ferrari having never run in the wet at his new team, as rain is forecast for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.Hamilton, who qualified eighth on his Ferrari debut behind team-mate Charles Leclerc, said was unfamiliar with someContinue Reading
Norris and Piastri free to race in Australian GP around “rules we cannot cross”
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
Red Bull turnaround leaves Verstappen “surprised” to be third in Australian GP qualifying
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
What We Learned on Friday | 2025 Argentina GP
Red alert! Marc Marquez picks up where he left off, but his rivals are looking strong too. A weekend to remember in Termas is brewing! SourceContinue Reading
F1 Australian GP: Norris beats Piastri to pole, Hamilton eighth for Ferrari
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