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Ferrari looked competitive in pre-season testing and the opening stages of the F1 Australian GP weekend but ended the race with Charles Leclerc in 8th and Lewis Hamilton in P10. The Italian team struggled to keep the rear tyres alive in qualifying, which cost Ferrari a lot of time in the final sector. Hamilton in…
The FIA has confirmed even bigger tests of F1 rear wings will come into play at the Chinese GP this weekend. During practice in Australia, teams had to provide housings to fit FIA cameras which seeked to monitor the rear wings when the cars took to the track at Albert Park. The rear wing debate…
Alex Albon of Williams finished a treacherous F1 Australian GP 4th in the race initially. However, the stewards pushed Albon back to P5 as they rescinded Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli’s unsafe release penalty. Alex Albon was able to take advantage of the perfect storm of events that landed on them just narrowly missing the podium….
Mercedes’ George Russell finished P3 in the Australian GP on Sunday, navigating through the treacherous conditions on track. The key to nab the podium spot for George Russell in F1 Australian GP For Mercedes’ George Russell, staying out of trouble was the key thing to him getting the podium. Just by being consistent and not…
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says “it’s difficult to blame” Liam Lawson after his F1 Australian GP DNF. Even so, the record books will show a DNF for Red Bull Racing’s second driver while Max Verstappen came home in P2. This is a story that had been heard more than once last season with…
Carlos Sainz’ first race for Williams Racing was over before it truly began. The Spanish driver suffered a crash in the opening lap of Sunday’s Australian GP.
Rookie Gabriel Bortoleto experienced the highs and lows of F1 racing in a rain-soaked Australian GP. A wet and wild start to the season With rain causing the track to feel like a skating rink, multiple drivers, both rookies and seasoned drivers, fell victim to the treacherous conditions. Bortoleto, making his F1 debut with Sauber at…
The treacherous weather conditions at the F1 Australian GP affected drivers throughout the race, including Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar. He was due to start from P11, but as he powered through Turn 2, he lit up his rear tyres and spun into the barriers, causing significant damage to his rear wing. It led to…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella discussed Max Verstappen’s blistering pace in the final stages of the 2025 Australian GP, which put Lando Norris under pressure with just two laps remaining of the race. After a strong start of the race, Verstappen found himself in second place after overtaking Oscar Piastri and pressurising Norris for the…
Kimi Antonelli started off his rookie F1 season at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in a chaotic Australian GP. The young driver impressed everyone on debut finishing P4, right behind his senior teammate George Russell. The Mercedes driver had started P16 on the grid as he missed Q2 following damage to the car. He set…
