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Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya praised Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad after the Briton earned points on his debut in the championship.
After starting from ninth on the grid, Lindblad finished eighth, earning four points.
While Montoya applauded Lindblad's aggression and clean weekend, he pointed to a battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen that saw Lindblad defend for a couple ...Keep reading

Footage of Mercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has left Formula 1 fans in stitches as it has taken over social media.
Wolff was scooting through the F1 paddock at the Australian Grand Prix and misjudged the height of an archway. As he clipped his head, he swiftly continued, turned towards where he knew cameras would be sat pointing at him and laughed it off.
"He always knows where the ...Keep reading

While reflecting on his rookie 2025 Formula 1 season with Haas, British driver Oliver Bearman admitted that he made himself "look silly" by not accounting for the fact that the American outfit's car was sometimes on a "knife-edge".
The 20-year-old driver celebrated some great highs during his first season in the championship, such as a fourth-place finish at the Mexico Grand Prix, but also ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri’s Formula 1 season got off to a rough start in Melbourne, where he crashed his McLaren before the race had even begun – but team boss Andrea Stella believes the Aussie will bounce back from the upset.
Piastri was undertaking his reconnaissance laps around 40 minutes before the start of the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park when he crashed his MCL40. The contact with the ...Keep reading

Our betting experts assess how the markets changed after George Russell’s win in Australia.

As F1's new era got underway in Australia, Mercedes kicked off their season in the perfect manner with a 1-2 result.

Gabriel Bortoleto has admitted his excitement at having the opportunity to score points in Audi’s first race as a works team, with the Brazilian driver crossing the line in P9 in Australia.

Arvid Lindblad has reflected on the “pinch me moments” that made up his debut for Racing Bulls in Australia, as he got stuck in from lights out, battling some of his racing idols on a journey to scoring his first points of the year.

468 days after its Formula 1 entry was approved on 25 November 2024, Cadillac took part in its maiden Formula 1 race, the Australian Grand Prix, on Sunday.
Sergio Perez drove the Ferrari-powered MAC-26 to 16th place, three laps down on race winner George Russell, while Valtteri Bottas retired on lap 16.
F1’s first new team since 2016 had a slow but steady start to life in the world ...Keep reading

The season-opening Australian Grand Prix weekend was the first real opportunity for drivers, teams and fans to see the reality of the new Formula 1 regulations.
Interestingly, during and after the race, multiple drivers likened the racing to a video game, with Charles Leclerc claiming a similarity to Mario Kart.
Ferrari had an impressive start. Leclerc went from fourth on the grid to take ...Keep reading

Juan Pablo Montoya vented his frustration over Ferrari's decision not to pit under the virtual safety car conditions during the Australian Grand Prix.
After a strong start from the Maranello outfit, Charles Leclerc took the lead from George Russell after starting from fourth, while Lewis Hamilton moved from seventh to third at the race start.
The tense battle between Leclerc and Russell ...Keep reading

IndyCar has announced a change to the qualifying format for next weekend’s inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington.
The traditional “knockout” style for Segments 1 and 2 remain unaltered, but being introduced at the 2.73-mile temporary street circuit is a new format for the Firestone Fast Six. Now, the fight for pole will see the Fast Six go out on single-car, single-lap qualifying ...Keep reading

Formula 1 kicked off its new season in style at the Australian Grand Prix, which featured a frantic start, battles for the lead and a handful of retirements. George Russell won for Mercedes in a race that was dominated by talk of the new cars, which have divided opinion in the paddock.
For 2026, F1 rolls out new regulations that mandate for smaller, lighter cars that are powered by new hybrid ...Keep reading

It was Mick Schumacher's first real test on an oval track, and it was an emotional roller coaster in the Arizona desert. After a Lap 1 crash in the season-opener in St. Petersburg, the son of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher put in a brilliant performance in qualifying in Phoenix, placing fourth.
Newgarden, two-time IndyCar champion and eventual race winner, described Schumacher's ...Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad was left “speechless” after his “pretty nuts” Formula 1 debut where he scored points at the Australian Grand Prix while battling the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
The Racing Bulls driver climbed one spot to finish eighth at Albert Park, but at one stage was even running in third following a brilliant getaway for the 18-year-old Briton at race start. 
It ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson has claimed Sergio Perez fights him “like it’s for the world championship”, after the pair aggressively battled in Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.
Lawson dropped from eighth to 18th on lap one after failing to deploy his engine’s power for five seconds, which caused a frightful near-miss with Franco Colapinto; he then pitted under the first virtual safety car but ended ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta left Thailand as the first leader of the 2026 MotoGP world championship. The KTM rider claimed his maiden sprint victory in Saturday's contest and followed it up with a second-place result in the grand prix itself.
Accumulating 32 points across the weekend, he now holds a seven-point lead over Thai Grand Prix winner Marco Bezzecchi, with Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez a further ...Keep reading

Harry, Jennie and Marc look back at the race from Melbourne

The Chequered Flag podcast's Jennie Gow and Marc Priestly discuss how new F1 regulations will entice "casual fans" with more "drama" on the tracks.

Alpine’s Franco Colapinto expressed unabashed relief after narrowly avoiding a colossal accident with Liam Lawson’s crawling Racing Bulls at the start of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.
The race start was a point of concern amid F1’s switch to new power unit rules, with the removal of MGU-H making it harder for drivers to spool up the turbo.
Several competitors endured slow ...Keep reading