Charles Leclerc finished P4 as the first Qualifying session of the season got underway at the 2026 F1 Australian GP. While it provided some chaos, the Ferrari man kept his head down and stayed focused. With a lap time of 1:19.327, the gap to polesitter George Russell was 0.809s — a significant margin that would…
Gabriel Bortoleto qualified an impressive 10th in Audi’s first ever F1 qualifying session at the 2026 Australian GP, but the Brazilian felt he could’ve achieved more if his car hadn’t failed late on in Q2, which prevented him from taking part in Q3. Bortoleto’s R26 came to a halt in the pit entry, as he…
Liam Lawson qualified P8 with a lap time of 1:19.994 at the season-opener in Albert Park Circuit at the 2026 F1 Australian GP. Both Racing Bulls drivers managed to get into Q3, with the New Zealander ending one step ahead of his new teammate, Arvid Lindblad. This came after the Brit was faster throughout practice…
Oscar Piastri concluded the 2026 F1 Australian GP Qualifying with a P5 result. In contrast to McLaren’s dominance last season, the Formula 1 2026 season starts with Mercedes on top. On a positive note, he beat teammate Lando Norris. Throughout the weekend he has had an edge. After the first Formula 1 qualifying of the…
Isack Hadjar speaks after his impressive P3 debut with Red Bull at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, delivering one of the standout performances of qualifying at Albert Park. The 20-year-old Frenchman, promoted to Oracle Red Bull Racing for the 2026 season, placed third on the grid, outpacing the Ferraris and McLarens. George Russell took pole…
Mercedes F1’s George Russell and Kimi Antonelli impressed in a dominant Qualifying session at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, full report and results below. The 2026 F1 season is well underway, with the first day of on-track action kicking off yesterday. Charles Leclerc set the pace with a 1:20.267 in FP1, while Lewis Hamilton and…
Qualifying for the opening round of the 2026 F1 season has been completed at the Australian GP, view the full results here. George Russell finally showed Mercedes’s true pace in F1 2026 as the Brit put 0.6s into the field in FP3. It was not perfect for the team as Kimi Antonelli had a massive…
The 2026 Formula 1 F1 Australian GP FP3 session provided the last opportunity for teams to get valuable mileage in on the Albert Park Circuit before Saturday afternoons Qualifying session. In Friday’s FP1, Charles Leclerc set the fastest time with a 1:20.267, topping the opening practice session of the 2026 season. Later in FP2, Oscar…
Final practice (FP3) has been completed at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, view the full results here. Fastest in FP1 was Charles Leclerc, with Oscar Piastri quickest in the second session in front of his home fans. That did not tell the full story though as Mercedes looked extremely strong in race pace during FP2….
The Audi F1 Team gathered valuable information during Friday practice at the 2026 Australian GP, as Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto worked through the team’s programme at Albert Park. Both drivers completed the practice sessions as the team continued to learn about the new challenger under the 2026 regulations, with engineers now set to analyse…
