Lando Norris begins season with Australian F1 GP after pipping Verstappen Max Verstappen finishes second, George Russell third and hometown hero Oscar Piastri crosses ninth after sliding out in Melbourne
Oscar Piastri caught in a spin as Australian F1 GP curse returns to haunt hometown hero The McLaren driver was pressing race-leader Lando Norris before paying a huge price for a late mistake on the wet track at the Melbourne Grand Prix
Lando Norris wins F1 Australian Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen – as it happened McLaren driver holds off challenge from the defending driver’s champion in treacherous conditions in Melbourne
Jack Doohan put on notice to ‘perform’ after nightmare Australian F1 GP Alpine driver crashes out on first lap in local Formula One GP to be among three drivers to make early exit in treacherous conditions
Lando Norris hits out at ‘fabricated nonsense’ in Netflix’s Drive to Survive The McClaren driver criticised what he considers ‘lying’ in the hit series before qualifying began for the Australian Grand Prix
‘He’ll have a blast’: Nigel Mansell, the lion of Ferrari, has high hopes for Lewis Hamilton The former world champion enjoyed two epic seasons in the scarlet car and believes his fellow Briton will be similarly inspired by his new team
Formula One: Australian Grand Prix qualifying – as it happened Lap-by-lap report: McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri qualify quickest with Max Verstappen third. Joey Lynch was watching
McLaren’s Lando Norris edges Piastri to claim pole for F1 Australian Grand Prix Lando Norris beat Australian teammate by eight-hundredths of a second as Max Verstappen settled for third with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton in eighth
Max Verstappen: ‘I’ve achieved my F1 dream. People who can’t appreciate that are jealous’ Max Verstappen tells Giles Richards that his job is not to please people as he sets out on the road for a fifth consecutive F1 drivers title in Melbourne
‘I have to perform’: Jack Doohan edges into F1 spotlight with fragile grip on driver’s seat The Australian finally gets his chance with Formula One underachievers Alpine but is under immediate pressure to hold onto his place
Lewis Hamilton says outside pressure ‘nonexistent’ before F1 Ferrari debut ‘I know what it takes to do a good job and that’s what I want to deliver,’ says seven-time champion as he prepares to fulfil a childhood dream
‘I enjoy being the hunted’: Oscar Piastri takes his place among F1 title contenders The Australian is out to challenge for the driver’s championship in 2025 after helping McLaren to the Formula One constructors’ crown last year
Formula One 2025: team-by-team guide to the cars and drivers Verstappen is under pressure from a revitalised Hamilton at Ferrari with McLaren’s Norris set to challenge from the off
Ollie Bearman: ‘There’s nothing that I wouldn’t have done to get to F1’ Leaving home at 16 to pursue his dream has paid off for Britain’s youngest F1 driver, he tells Giles Richards, as he begins his first full season
Lewis Hamilton primed to forge a glorious new hammer time at Ferrari ‘There’s magic here,’ says the F1 veteran whose mission at Scuderia is under threat from McLaren and Verstappen