Charles Leclerc was fastest in first practice for this weekend’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the Monacan set a 20.267, putting himself four and a half tenths faster than Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc’s fastest lap came at the end of the session, which passed without drama. But it was a very busy hour as all
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, looking at the biggest talking points going into this race in Melbourne
Charles Leclerc was fastest on the final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Ferrari driver managed a hundred and fifty-two laps with a best time of 31.992, which put him eight and three-quarters tenths faster than McLaren’s Lando Norris. Leclerc set the fastest time of testing with a one-and-a-half-second improvement on
Kimi Antonelli was fastest on the second day of the third pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit. The Mercedes driver set a 32.803 to put himself just under six hundredths faster than Oscar Piastri, with the fastest time of the five days of testing in Bahrain by six tenths. Mercedes, it appears on paper,
Lando Norris ended the first day of the first official test at the Bahrain International Circuit fastest, the world champion set a 34.669 to put his McLaren just over a tenth and a quarter faster than Max Verstappen. Verstappen had topped the morning session, but Norris went eight tenths faster during the afternoon session when
The second day of the Barcelona Test was a all Red Bull and Ferrari affair with wet conditions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. While McLaren is the only team yet to start their programme. This test is being ran behind closed doors, meaning reporting of this test has been heavily restricted as it’s a private
George Russell was reportedly fastest on the first day of the first pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya, the Mercedes driver set a 18.696, which put him just under two tenths faster than Isack Hadjar. Mercedes goes into 2026 predicted as favourites given the radical overhaul of the regulations. Other reports have
