Inside the F1 Paddock – McLaren Secures A Front Row Lockout At Australian Grand Prix
Join Filip Cleeren and Emily Selleck in the F1 paddock as they break down a dramatic first qualifying session of the 2025 Formula 1 season in Melbourne! McLaren dominates with Lando Norris securing pole ahead of home hero Oscar Piastri, while Max Verstappen remains unfazed in third. The duo discussContinue Reading
Zarco optimistic of a podium for Honda at the MotoGP Argentina GP
LCR Honda rider Johann Zarco has declared podiums as a possibility at the MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix this weekend, following an impressive Friday aboard the resurgent Japanese machine.The 34-year-old again progressed straight to Q2 to add to his similar success at the season-opener in Thailand. Although ultimately a modest achievement,Continue Reading
The strategies to expect in the Australian GP whether it rains or shines
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
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