Led by Andrea Stella, two-time defending F1 Constructors’ World Champions McLaren had a tough start to 2026 at the Australian GP in Melbourne. Lando Norris finished a distant P5, while home hero Oscar Piastri crashed on a sighting lap to the grid. Coming into the season, the Italian engineer felt McLaren would be a step…
Team Principals James Vowles and Andrea Stella commented on the Mercedes power unit performance following the 2026 F1 Australian GP. In 2026, Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains are being utilised by four teams: Mercedes, McLaren, Williams, and Alpine. While many expected to see the Mercedes-powered teams have an advantage over the rest of the field, only…
Despite finishing P7 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, Ollie Bearman was highly critical of the “ridiculous” new boost system and the racing produced by the new generation of cars. The Haas driver was in and around the top 10 all weekend, with practice results ranging from P14 to P10, before ultimately qualifying in P12….
The 2026 Australian GP ended on 8th March, with George Russell winning, Kimi Antonelli second, and Charles Leclerc third. The Audi F1 Team drivers, Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hülkenberg, both took part in the race weekend. Hülkenberg had a DNS, while Gabriel Bortoleto’s 2026 Australian GP campaign saw him finish ninth and score two points…
Isack Hadjar’s 2026 F1 Australian GP ended in retirement after battery issues plagued his Red Bull debut race. The French driver started third after a strong qualifying performance but suffered problems from the formation lap onwards. Speaking in the print media pen after his retirement, Hadjar explained the battery drainage issues that compromised his race…
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Toto Wolff were thrilled with a dominant start to the 2026 F1 season at the Australian GP. The team secured a brilliant 1-2 as George Russell stormed to victory with Kimi Antonelli in second. Speaking after the race, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff expressed his satisfaction with the team and…
Ferrari enjoyed a decent start to their campaign at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, with Charles Leclerc finishing third, behind the two Mercedes of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, and just ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton in fourth. The team’s expected start line advantage that was seen in testing translated into the opening F1…
The 2026 Australian GP was Arvid Lindblad’s F1 debut race. He finished in P8, securing the first points of his F1 career. A good start to the race briefly saw Lindblad in P3 after overtaking fellow Brits Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris. He finished in P8 — a great result for his very first outing…
Lando Norris opened his 2026 F1 campaign with a hard-fought but underwhelming fifth place at the Australian GP. The reigning World Champion never quite found the pace to challenge the dominant Mercedes and Ferrari runners at the front, and instead spent much of the afternoon locked in battle further down the order. Managing strategy and…
After crashing in yesterday’s Qualifying, Max Verstappen fought his way through the grid, finishing the F1 2026 Australian GP in P6. The Dutchman cleared 14 positions — something he has done multiple times before in previous GPs. For that comeback drive, fans voted Verstappen as Salesforce Driver of the Day at the 2026 F1 Australian…
