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Théophile Nael took a maiden F3 pole position in Melbourne with his final lap of the day.

Fabio Quartararo says it is unlikely Yamaha will be able to bring an updated version of its V4 MotoGP engine until after the French Grand Prix in May.
Last weekend’s Thailand Grand Prix exposed Yamaha’s straightline speed deficit in 2026, with Quartararo running 6.5km/h slower than the fastest bikes at Buriram, and the other M1 riders losing significantly more in the speed trap.
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Formula 1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali feels the likes of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were too early to criticise the series' new 2026 regulations.
The two world champions voiced stinging criticism of 2026's complicated new ruleset during Bahrain winter testing, with Hamilton feeling the new power units and their complex energy management requirements are too convoluted to explain ...Keep reading

Mercedes’ pace in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix shows the Silver Arrows aren't concealing their true performance like they used to, according to Charles Leclerc.
McLaren was fastest on Friday in Melbourne with Oscar Piastri lapping in 1m19.729s; Mercedes was two tenths away with Kimi Antonelli setting a 1m19.943s, but the W17’s long-run pace particularly impressed Leclerc, who ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso is disappointed by Aston Martin no longer having spare batteries for its Honda power unit in what has been a disastrous start to its 2026 Formula 1 campaign. 
The Silverstone outfit entered a works’ deal with Honda for the new regulation cycle this year, but vast problems have arisen in the buildup to the first race due to excessive vibrations in the engine. 
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Brodie Kostecki took victory in the second Supercars race of the Australian Grand Prix weekend at Albert Park.
In an action-packed race Kostecki, who was feeling better after falling ill on Thursday, watched as Matt Payne led away from pole position. Kostecki stalked the Grove Racing Ford Mustang for the opening four laps, before the Dick Johnson Racing Mustang found a way through to the lead ...Keep reading

Following FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix, Alex Albon has admitted that Williams is certainly on the back foot after a challenging Friday in which it battled with data collection and deployment issues across the day's running.
Teams are facing a steep learning curve as they adapt to Formula 1's new era of regulations, and Albon has made it no secret that the Grove outfit is playing catch-up ...Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar has confirmed that reliability is good from the Milton Keynes outfit, but that he struggled with consistency during the second practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
The French-Algerian driver put in the fourth-fastest time behind his new team-mate Max Verstappen in third during first practice, before going ninth-fastest in FP2 with ...Keep reading

Dino Beganovic delivered under pressure to earn the first Formula 2 pole position of 2026.

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Adrian NEWEY (Aston Martin), Graeme LOWDON (Cadillac)

Oscar Piastri finished the first day of running in Australia at the top of the timesheets, beating the Mercedes duo of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in another eventful hour.

Live coverage of Friday's second Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari set the pace as the 2026 F1 campaign kicked off with the opening practice session for the Australian Grand Prix.

The effect of the US/Israeli military action against Iran has already been felt in the F1 paddock: on Wednesday in Melbourne, there were no completed cars in the garages and many team personnel were yet to arrive, owing to flight delays and cancellations. As such the mandatory ‘curfew' on working hours was suspended and the pitlane remained a hive of industry long into the night.
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Aston Martin's dire start to the season has left Fernando Alonso in a "hard mental place", says team principal Adrian Newey.

Former Formula 1 driver Timo Glock has branded Aston Martin's start to the 2026 season as "disastrous" and has questioned whether it would be possible for the Silverstone outfit to change power unit partners from 2027.
2026 marks the start of Aston Martin's exclusive power unit partnership with Honda, and while the Japanese manufacturer has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years, it has ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri topped Free Practice 2 at the Australian Grand Prix, leading both Mercedes cars.
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the first part of the session, with the frontrunners on hard tyres. The Ferrari driver lapped in 1m20.637s, leading Piastri in 1m20.638s, Kimi Antonelli in 1m20.801s, George Russell in 1m20.984s and Charles Leclerc in 1m21.478s.
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2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has raised concerns about Aston Martin's lack of running in the first day of practice ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
Button, who became an ambassador for the Silverstone outfit ahead of the 2026 season, noted that the team will not have learned anything from the first practice session.
Fernando Alonso sat out the hour-long session due to a power ...Keep reading

Aston Martin made a “conscious decision” to pick Honda Formula 1 engines, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted.
Aston Martin is bracing itself for a calamitous Australian Grand Prix, and potentially an equally disastrous 2026 F1 season, due to its Honda power unit’s crippling flaws.
Excessive engine vibrations keep causing battery failures, to the extent that the team is ...Keep reading

Adrian Newey has revealed that Aston Martin has no more spare batteries for its Honda powertrains at the Australian Grand Prix, and that he feels "powerless" amid the current situation the team is in for 2026.
Aston Martin has endured an arduous prelude to the 2026 season, with its key issues traced to Honda's powertrain - which produces excessive vibrations when in operation.
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