Sainz was crucial to Albon’s P5 at the Australian GP despite lap one crash

Carlos Sainz might have only completed less than a lap of the Australian Grand Prix under green-flag conditions, but he helped Williams team-mate Alex Albon beat both Ferraris to the finish.
Sainz started from 10th but spun off at the final corner after the safety car was deployed in response to Jack Doohan spinning his Alpine into the barrier earlier on the opening lap.
Rather than head to …Keep reading

“Hell of a recovery” – but Piastri’s already facing a major deficit in F1 title battle

Oscar Piastri’s sangfroid response to his painful Australian Grand Prix result will stand him well in the upcoming 2025 Formula 1 title battle with Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, but of the early contenders he alone now faces a big early points deficit.
PLUS: Did Red Bull blow its ‘Canada’ chance to hand Verstappen Norris’s Melbourne win?
Such gaps can be overcome – Verstappen was 46 …Keep reading

Autosport Podcast: Reviewing the Australian Grand Prix from Albert Park

Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix by less than a second ahead of Max Verstappen, as late drama saw an Oscar Piastri mistake which cost him his runners-up finish.
So, Autosport’s Ben Hunt and Emily Selleck wrap up their coverage of the weekend from Albert Park, as the 24-round 2025 campaign is now firmly underway.
The duo discuss the battle at the front, as well as Lewis …Keep reading

“Very impressive” Antonelli reinstated in fourth after penalty is reversed

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been promoted to fourth on his Formula 1 debut in the Australian Grand Prix after Mercedes successfully appealed a five-second penalty for an unsafe release.
Antonelli had initially been relegated back to fifth as a result of the penalty but upon a review and examination of the roll-hoop camera footage, the Italian was found not to have impeded Nico Hulkenberg’s …Keep reading

Take part in the 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey

Formula 1’s 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey is your opportunity to tell the series what matters most to you.
The Global F1 Fan Survey, launched in partnership with Motorsport Network, is the fourth edition following previous surveys in 2015, 2017 and 2021. Over 200,000 people responded to each of previous editions and F1 wants to hear your views and opinions.
Thousands have already taken part in …Keep reading

Tears, tribulations and impressing Toto – F1 rookies round-up

Despite the majority having previous Formula 1 experience, history will reflect that six rookies started the 2025 season at the Australian Grand Prix – and it was a chastening experience for all but one of them.
While the changeable conditions saw four crash out, plus one endured a tough weekend and finished last, Andrea Kimi Antonelli gave a glimpse of his huge potential by taking fifth …Keep reading

Hamilton’s Ferrari debut race “a crash course” in the wet

Lewis Hamilton believes his first Ferrari Formula 1 start went “worse than I thought it would go” and was “a crash course in driving a Ferrari in the rain” during the Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton ultimately finished 10th, albeit after leading for a brief spell when Ferrari gambled on staying out during a sudden downpour in the late stages of the race. This proved to be the wrong call, as …Keep reading

Albon hails Williams’ strategy execution to land fifth in Australian GP

Alex Albon praised his Williams team for its strategy execution in the mixed-conditions 2025 Formula 1 season opener in Australia, as he finished fifth after a well-timed switch to intermediates.
Although Albon had been gazumped at the start by Charles Leclerc, the Anglo-Thai racer held off Lewis Hamilton’s attempts to pass in the early stages and spent much of the race clinging onto seventh …Keep reading

Norris: McLaren learned from 2024 mistakes for Australian GP victory

Lando Norris was delighted after winning the thrilling wet-dry-wet Australian Grand Prix, particularly as McLaren had “got it wrong a lot last year” in similar circumstances.
The British driver was referencing his chances to win in both Canada and at Silverstone in 2024, where McLaren made mistakes on pitstop timings and tyre choices, but avoided similar mistakes as Norris turned pole …Keep reading

F1 Australian GP: Norris holds off Verstappen for victory in chaotic wet-dry race

Lando Norris survived rain showers, a late trip across the grass and pressure from Max Verstappen to claim victory at the season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
Starting in the wet and with changeable conditions throughout the afternoon, Norris took the chequered flag as McLaren showed its advantage over the rest of the field.
Verstappen finished second, pushing Norris to the very …Keep reading