日: 2026年3月7日

“I think yesterday, I said [the gap to Mercedes was] half a second, now it’s eight tenths, so it’s bigger than what I expected for sure,” said Charles Leclerc with a rueful sigh after placing his Ferrari fourth for the Australian Grand Prix.
“It was a very significant gap yesterday already, so… I was very, very impressed this morning with the FP3, the power that they’ve shown was just crazy …Keep reading

Mercedes lived up to all expectations by securing pole position in Melbourne, but the interviews with drivers in the media pen centred on a completely different topic: their first real impressions of the new regulations. And they are – generally speaking – far from positive.
At Bahrain pre-season testing there had already been plenty of criticism, particularly from Max Verstappen, who described …Keep reading

Lance Stroll has been given special dispensation to take part in Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix despite not setting a competitive lap time all weekend, with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz also placed on the starting grid.
The three drivers all failed to set a lap time in qualifying, with Verstappen crashing out in Turn 1 and Sainz coasting to a halt in the Williams on his out-lap in FP3 …Keep reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris says Formula 1 has “gone from the best cars ever to probably the worst” as he lamented the huge emphasis on energy harvesting, while Australian Grand Prix polesitter George Russell defended the new rules.
Russell qualified on pole ahead of team-mate Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes confirmed its pre-season favourite status in Melbourne, the pair comfortably leaping clear of …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen emerged unscathed from his accident in Australian Grand Prix qualifying, having undergone an X-ray on his hands.
Verstappen was on his very first flying lap in qualifying when the RB22’s rear wheels locked as he braked ahead of Turn 1, sending the four-time world champion into a high-speed spin.
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Fernando Alonso reckons Aston Martin must retire from the Australian Grand Prix the moment any slight issue appears to avoid compromising the forthcoming rounds in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. 
The Silverstone outfit has been the talk of the paddock at this weekend’s Melbourne season opener, because problems have continuously struck the AMR26.
Its Honda power unit is perhaps the biggest …Keep reading

George Russell took a dominant pole position at Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, with nobody competitive enough to challenge Mercedes in Melbourne.
Russell topped all three segments and led team-mate Kimi Antonelli by three tenths in Q3, with third-placed Isack Hadjar eight tenths slower; Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri made up the top five.
Max Verstappen’s qualifying session ended …Keep reading

Two and a half hours before the start of the final free practice session at Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, teams were informed about what would effectively be a modification of the circuit. The FIA deemed it necessary for safety reasons to remove straight mode 4 – the zone between Turns 8 and 9.
The initial intervention came after the drivers’ briefing on Friday evening, during which …Keep reading

Mercedes’ George Russell is heading into Formula 1’s first qualifying session of the year with the fastest time as he topped a derailed FP3 session at the Australian Grand Prix.
Russell and Mercedes finally showed their hand with a brutal last-minute flyer to head Ferrari duo Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
The start of the session was delayed by 20 minutes due to barrier repairs …Keep reading

The FIA will now hold off on removing the straight mode between Turns 8 and 9 at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix amid pushback from the teams.
For 2026 F1 has introduced active aerodynamics, with cars lowering both their front and rear wings on predetermined straights. That measure is aimed to help alleviate the drastic energy harvesting requirements of the new power units, which rely much …Keep reading