The 19-year-old smashed into the wall at turn one, experiencing a crash higher than 25G with the medical car deployed

Verstappen says Red Bull has “quite a bit of work to do” to challenge rival top teams in Melbourne, but he’s not surprised

McLaren's Oscar Piastri powered to the fastest time ahead of Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in second practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday as drivers grappled with sweeping new engine changes. At the halfway mark it was Italy's Antonelli, Russell, Hamilton and Piastri.

McLaren driver, Australian Oscar Piastri, was the fastest in the second free practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, which starts the new Formula 1 season.

Team have two battery units with no replacements Alonso and Stroll completed only limited runs in practice Aston Martin’s disastrous start to the new Formula One season grew even worse after free…

Australian GP: Charles Leclerc sets early pace as teams continue to struggle with F1's new power units  thenationalnews.com

F1’s new era starts at the popular Albert Park Street Circuit in Melbourne which hosts the first round of the 2026 season this weekend

Our Ask Me Anything team explain why Turn Six at the Australian Grand Prix has been renamed.

A DECISION that shocked F1 fans.

Oliver Bearman says he won’t “draw any conclusions” from the Australian Grand Prix, warning Albert Park could be a worst-case test for the new regulations

The Cadillac driver will lose five places on the starting grid in Melbourne, after sitting the 2025 season out

Honda’s power unit has proven inadequate, and Aston Martin is attempting to help the Japanese manufacturer solve its battery issues

Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.

Haas race engineer Laura Müller and Red Bull head of race strategy Hanna Schmitz will have Turn 6 of the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit dedicated to them at the season-opener Formula One Australian Grand Prix, organizers said in a statement on Monday. The action is part of the "In Her Corner" initiative celebrating International Women's Day on March 8, when the race will take place.

The wild start of the 2026 F1 season continues with early trouble for the four-time champion.

Everything you need to know ahead of qualifying at the 2026 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

Home driver sets the pace as Cadillac begins its Formula 1 journey and Aston Martin struggles.

Oscar Piastri quickest in practice at season-opening Australian GP  thenationalnews.com

Alex Albon says Williams is still chasing answers as they struggle with deployment and data collection

The Formula One team has been plagued by problems with its Honda power unit.

Charles Leclerc of Ferrari set the fastest lap time in the opening practice session for the Australian Grand Prix.

Everything you need to know ahead of Friday practice at the 2026 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has voiced his concerns about Formula 1's new technical regulations, calling them 'complicated' and stating it's 'a bit late' for last-minute changes ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas is back, everyone

Vibration from Honda engine causing issue with drivers’ fingers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will be unable to complete race Aston Martin have admitted that Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll…

Everything you need to know about the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix – including weather forecast, television info and schedule

Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.

Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.

MotoGP Sports Entertainment, formerly Dorna Sports, faced a setback when the Victorian government blocked their attempt to relocate the Phillip Island MotoGP event to Albert Park.

Kimi Antonelli suffered a big accident in third free practice for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate George Russell topped the timesheets

Several paddock figures tipped traffic management to be “very difficult” in qualifying as energy management takes prominence in F1

A couple of incidents meant Russell was in hot water with the stewards following Friday practice in Melbourne

The situation keeps getting worse for Aston Martin ahead of this weekend's F1 2026 opener in Melbourne

The 2026 Formula One season opened Friday beneath the bright skies of Melbourne, but the first laps of practice at Albert Park came with as many questions as answers. The mileston...

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton set the fastest times in opening practice at the Australian Grand Prix.

As crowds filtered into Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions marks.

Lewis Hamilton’s new race engineer, Cedric Grosjean, has arrived at the Australian Grand Prix but won’t be joining him on the pit wall just yet. Ferrari announced during the off-season that Riccardo Adami would no longer be Hamilton’s race engineer after a challenging 2025 season.

Kostecki took the win at Albert Park with a dominating performance in the opening race at the Australian GP circuit

Aston team principal Adrian Newey made the astonishing revelation in a media session in Melbourne on Thursday

The 2026 Formula 1 season begins in Melbourne this weekend and there is a lot to watch out for

Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix is on course to break 2025's attendance record as local hero Oscar Piastri gets his own grandstand

Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.

While Verstappen says he ‘feels positive’ going into the 2026 F1 season, the Dutchman does not expect Red Bull Racing to be fighting for victory in Melbourne

MotoGP had sought to change the location of the Australian GP, but state legislators ruled that it must remain at Phillip Island