Analysis, reaction and talking points, plus the story of the weekend’s Austrailian Grand Prix, in Albert Park, Melbourne. Plus the biggest news stories from the last seven days looking at what they mean for F1, both on and off track
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 01:20:26.843 25 2 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:02.366 19 3 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:05.904 15 4 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes +00:35.770 12 5 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda RBPT +00:56.309 10 6 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin
Carlos Sainz took a dominant win ahead of Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc winning the Australian Grand Prix by two-tenths in the closest finishes this season. Sainz swept past Max Verstappen on lap two at the Clark Chicane, as the three-time champion struggled with brake failure before retiring on lap four. The Spaniard then controlled the
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:16.819 01:16.387 01:15.915 2 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 01:16.731 01:16.189 01:16.185 3 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:16.805 01:16.631 01:16.274 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes 01:17.403 01:16.750 01:16.315 5 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:16.984
Max Verstappen fended off Carlos Sainz to start the season with three poles in a row in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was nearly two tenths faster than his former teammate, Sainz making a strong bounce back after missing the last race in Jeddah. Verstappen set a 15.915 to deny
Lando Norris was fastest in a disrupted first practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver set an 18.564 putting himself almost two hundredths faster than Max Verstappen. Norris set his fastest time mid-way through the session on the soft tyre, C5, to go fastest before the session was stopped. Williams driver Alex
Round three takes F1 down under to Melbourne and the start of Asia–Pacific leg over the next month. Melbourne is one of the highlights of the opening round of the season as we move into the Easter break at a circuit which could be described as a hybrid between a permeant and street in Albert
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 02:32:38.371 25 2 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes +00:00.175 18 3 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin – Mercedes +00:00.769 15 4 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin – Mercedes +00:03.082 12 5 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda RBPT +00:03.320 11
Max Verstappen has won a chaotic, controversial and drama-filled, Australian Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The Red Bull driver was able to hold off the seven time champion in the two lap sprint following the second red flag which was caused by the Haas of Kevin Magnussen. Verstappen had dominated most of the race
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:17.384 01:17.056 01:16.732 2 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:17.654 01:17.513 01:16.986 3 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:17.689 01:17.561 01:17.104 4 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin – Mercedes 01:17.832 01:17.283 01:17.139 5 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 01:17.928 01:17.349 01:17.270 6
