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Tougher tests aimed at restricting the flexibility of rear wings have been introduced for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.

Stefano Domenicali has shared his excitement about the future for F1, with the sport’s President and CEO anticipating a thrilling 2025 season that will feature a “different situation” at every race as well as tipping Lewis Hamilton to win races for Ferrari.

Toto Wolff has admitted that he forgot at certain times during the Australian Grand Prix that Lewis Hamilton was no longer driving for Mercedes, with the weekend marking the first without Hamilton at the team since 2012.

The F1 season came back with a bang in Melbourne, with the opening race of the season throwing up plenty of chaotic moments. But amid the spins, crashes and changeable conditions, Lando Norris emerged with the victory for a dominant McLaren team.

Lando Norris was the man to beat at the Australian Grand Prix – but a brand new feature on F1 TV shows just how close Oscar Piastri got to his team mate during their Qualifying battle for pole position.

Charles Leclerc could not find many positives from a “tricky” first race of the season in Australia that saw him trail home in eighth place behind a slew of midfield runners, with his team mate Lewis Hamilton down in P10.

Lando Norris mastered a dramatic Australian Grand Prix that had it all, from sporadic rain showers and Safety Cars to spins and crashes. Lando Norris was the big winner for McLaren, but there was pain for many of his rivals. Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from Melbourne’s Albert Park.

Christian Horner has backed Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar to bounce back from a difficult Australian Grand Prix that saw both drivers fail to reach the chequered flag.

The FIA have released a statement confirming that a new rear wing deflection test will be introduced from the Chinese Grand Prix onwards, a decision taken following the season-opening race in Australia over the weekend.

Anthony Hamilton has revealed why he rushed to greet Isack Hadjar in the paddock following the Racing Bulls driver’s formation lap shunt at the Australian Grand Prix.

Melbourne saw Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Jack Doohan, Gabriel Bortoleto and near-rookies Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman all begin their first full-time F1 seasons. In the trickiest of conditions around a punishing track there was a very mixed range of outcomes.

As well as heaping praise on Alex Albon, Williams team boss James Vowles praised Carlos Sainz’s input after the squad kicked off their 2025 season with a strong points finish at the Australian Grand Prix.

Nico Hulkenberg put on a mighty performance in Australia as he recovered from a Q1 exit to finish in the points on his debut for Kick Sauber, masterfully staying clear of the chaos throughout the race.

Kimi Antonelli was left “super happy” with his rise through the field from P16 to P4 on his debut at a dramatic Australian Grand Prix, with the youngster praising the Mercedes team for “guiding” him through a race that featured changing weather conditions and numerous Safety Cars.

Fernando Alonso will investigate the cause of his Australian Grand Prix crash further after being left confused with the incident coming “from nowhere”.

Liam Lawson endured a torrid debut weekend with Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix before a late crash compounded his pain.

Alex Albon was left pleasantly surprised after he secured an impressive fifth place in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, establishing Williams as one of the strongest midfield teams early on.

Six of the 20 drivers in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix were rookies and the wet conditions provided an unforgiving introduction to F1.

All the key BBC coverage details for the Chinese Grand Prix, which is a sprint weekend and takes place from 21-23 March.

Marc Priestley and Harry Benjamin join Rosanna Tennant to look back at the race.