Formula 1

Formula 1 has confirmed that all teams have signed the 2026 Concorde Commercial Agreement, which secures the long-term economic strength of the sport.

In the first qualifying session of 2025, Lando Norris established McLaren as the team to beat once again as he claimed a hard-fought pole position in Australia, pipping his team mate Oscar Piastri to the honour.

This Sunday I will imagine Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon – the departed kings of New Zealand motorsport – will be looking down with wide smiles, urging on fellow Kiwi Liam Lawson as he undertakes his most important Grand Prix in Melbourne as team-mate to four-time world champion Max Verstappen following his promotion to Red Bull.

Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne...

Yuki Tsunoda has described his stunning Qualifying effort at the Australian Grand Prix as a “magic lap”.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from final practice and qualifying at the 2025 Australian Grand Prix from the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Chris Medland picks out five key things to keep an eye on when the lights go out on race day in the season opener at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne...

After a low-key performance in his first qualifying outing for Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton has explained the immense effort that has gone into breaking into the top 10 for his new team.

Alex Albon was delighted to take P6 in Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, with the Thai driver stating that the FW47 feels like a “totally different car to last year” on a day that saw both Williams cars reach the top 10.

Joshua Duerksen picked up from where he left off in the 2024 Abu Dhabi Feature Race to make it two consecutive victories in Formula 2, as the AIX Racing came out on top in Saturday’s Melbourne Sprint Race.

Van Amersfoort Racing’s Santiago Ramos took his first win in FIA Formula 3, controlling the Melbourne Sprint Race from reverse grid pole.

Max Verstappen admitted that he was “surprised” to secure P3 in Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, having experienced a “tough” opening day of action on Friday at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Lando Norris was all smiles after Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, with the McLaren driver beating team mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole position.

Kimi Antonelli was a surprise name to fall at the first hurdle during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, with Mercedes confirming that car damage contributed to their rookie driver’s Q1 exit.

Lando Norris took pole by 0.084s from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.

Haas rookie Ollie Bearman “could only apologise” to the team after his nightmare Australian Grand Prix weekend continued with a Q1 exit – describing the event as “messy” one so far.

Lando Norris surged to pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver having just edged out team mate Oscar Piastri by 0.084s to secure a front row lockout for the reigning Teams’ Champions.

Liam Lawson failed to escape Q1 on his Red Bull debut in qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix following a late off-track excursion.

Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 Qualifying session for the 2025 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri posted the fastest time during final practice for the Australian Grand Prix, leading the way from Mercedes’ George Russell and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, while Haas rookie Ollie Bearman endured a second costly incident of the weekend.