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Racing Bulls' rookie Arvid Lindblad says he "showed people a bit of what I am here to do" after finishing eighth on his F1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix.

Racing Bulls' rookie Arvid Lindblad says he "showed people a bit of what I am here to do" after finishing eighth on his F1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix.

The opening race of F1's new era in Australia left the drivers with mixed feelings about what the sport had become, writes Andrew Benson.

Isack Hadjar called on Red Bull to “do better” after his lightning-quick getaway in Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix failed to pay off.
Starting from third on the grid after narrowly outqualifing the Ferraris and McLarens in Melbourne, Hadjar’s excellent reaction time meant he challenged polesitter George Russell for the lead within seconds.
However, that challenge was short-lived ...Keep reading

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Australian Grand Prix.

Winner: Mercedes - Toto's great revenge
Toto Wolff's grin as George Russell and Kimi Antonelli coasted across the finish line said it all. Mercedes is back with a vengeance, and its years in the doldrums have only meant revenge tastes sweeter.
As F1 switched to the bouncing ground-effect cars 2022, Mercedes's reign stuttered to a halt, powerless to see first Red Bull and then McLaren take ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has suggested that McLaren “need to improve the car quite a lot” following his P5 finish in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, with the Briton admitting that he was “struggling with a lot of things” during the race.

Max Verstappen has admitted that worrying about the competitive gap to Mercedes is “not going to change anything” after he charged to P6 from a P20 start in the Australian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has been left excited for what is to come after enjoying a “really fun” Australian Grand Prix, with the seven-time World Champion admitting that he wished the race could have gone on longer – particularly after only just missing out on P3 to Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc.

Charles Leclerc was encouraged that Ferrari “delivered” by enjoying a strong start at the Australian Grand Prix, with the Monegasque also pleased that the squad performed better on race day than in Qualifying – while also suggesting that his P3 result was the “best we could do”.

Kimi Antonelli enthused that Mercedes achieved “the best start we could have wished for” at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, rounding out a rollercoaster weekend with a hard-fought P2 behind winner George Russell.

All the key BBC coverage details for round two of the Formula 1 season at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, which takes place from 13-15 March.

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur has explained why neither Charles Leclerc nor Lewis Hamilton pitted under the VSC in the Australian Grand Prix, after losing victory to Mercedes.
Leclerc’s lightning getaway earned him the lead of the Albert Park race from fourth on the grid, and he traded first place with George Russell on several occasions over the first 10 laps.
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After the first three events in La Conca, Sarno, and Viterbo, the WSK Super Master Series hosts its fourth round in Lonato this weekend. From 4-8 March, the championship organised by WSK Promotion will see 400 drivers compete at South Garda Karting with all categories fully represented, from the national MINI and OK-NJ to the international and high-performance OKJ, OK, and KZ2.
 
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Former Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson and 2009 champion Jenson Button have reacted to Franco Colapinto's "scary" near miss with Liam Lawson at the start of the Australian Grand Prix.
Colapinto, who started from 16th on the grid, quickly gained on Lawson at the start of the race as the New Zealander struggled to launch. Lawson had barely moved from the P8 grid box, forcing the Alpine driver ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says “we have a fight on our hands with Ferrari” following Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which initially was closely contested.
Polesitter George Russell was eight tenths faster than the quickest Ferrari, driven by Charles Leclerc, in qualifying, but that advantage didn’t translate into race dominance.
Leclerc snatched the lead ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen hopes the collective negative response to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations will cause the FIA to take action after the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
This year sees the debut of what’s arguably the biggest regulation overhaul in F1 history with changes to both the chassis and power unit, the latter now being more reliant on electric power.
That has caused controversy ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Ferrari still has a lot of work to do to catch up to Mercedes, but insisted that it is "not impossible".
Both Hamilton and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc had incredibly strong starts to the Australian Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver took the lead from George Russell at the race start and the first handful of laps saw a strong battle between the two ...Keep reading

George Russell takes a comfortable victory in the Australian Grand Prix at the start of a new F1 era after an early scrap with Charles Leclerc.