Russell wins first race of new F1 era in Australia

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.

George Russell pips Antonelli for pole as Mercedes lock out F1 Australian GP front row

Kimi Antonelli finishes second in qualifying in Melbourne Lando Norris sixth after running over Mercedes cooling fan George Russell claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the new Formula One season, with an ominously dominant run for Mercedes. Russell and his teammate Kimi Antonelli locked out the front row with their nearest competitor Isack Hadjar in the Red Bull almost eight-tenths of a second behind the pole time in third place. The British driver and M...

By Giles Richards at Albert Park

Russell tager pole position i ren Mercedes-opvisning

Det bliver med to Mercedes-biler i front, når Formel 1-feltet søndag tager hul på sæsonen i Melbourne.

Live: F1 qualifying up next in Melbourne for Australian Grand Prix

The first qualifying session for the 2026 Formula 1 season is approaching at Albert Park. Follow live.

By Michael Doyle

Demonstration von Mercedes: Russell holt Pole Position in Melbourne

Kollege Kimi Antonelli auf Platz zwei. Isack Hadjar im Red Bull vor Charles Leclerc im Ferrari und den beiden McLaren. Crash von Verstappen

Contender’s epic crash ahead of Australian Grand Prix qualifying - SMH.com.au

Contender’s epic crash ahead of Australian Grand Prix qualifying  SMH.com.au

Dominant Russell wins Australian Grand Prix in Mercedes 1-2

George Russell kept his cool to win a frantic season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday from Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli after a thrilling battle with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.With the virtual safety car repeatedly brought out, pre-season favourite Russell stayed calm to clock a sixth Grand Prix win and his first since Singapore last year.

Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 for Australian Grand Prix as Verstappen crashes

It was a nightmare for four-time world champion Verstappen — the 2023 and 2024 pole-sitter — who slammed into the barriers at Turn 1 of his first flying lap in Q1

George Russell slavio na početku nove ere Formule 1 u Australiji

Britanac george Russell je pobijedio na današnjoj Velikoj nagradi Australije kojom je počela nova era u Formuli 1.

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Russell surprised by ‘amazing’ Mercedes car after taking pole in Australia

Formula One’s sweeping technical changes proved divisive among drivers, but there were few complaints from George Russell after he took pole position ahead of Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday. Russell’s pole lap was nearly eight-tenths of a second quicker than third-fastest Isack Hadjar’s Red Bull, underlining Mercedes’ promising form […]

Russell surprised by 'amazing' Mercedes car after taking pole in Australia

Russell's pole lap was nearly eight-tenths of a second quicker than third-fastest Isack Hadjar's Red Bull, underlining Mercedes' promising form during winter testing.

Russell surprised by 'amazing' Mercedes car after taking pole in Australia

Russell holt sich erste Pole – Verstappen crasht

Das erste Qualifying der neuen Formel-1-Saison ist Geschichte. Mercedes dominiert, Verstappen floppt.

Grand Prix Αυστραλίας: Το 1-2 η Mercedes-Ξεκινά πρώτος ο Ράσελ

Ο Τζορτζ Ράσελ πανηγύρισε την πρώτη pole position της σεζόν στο Grand Prix της Αυστραλίας. Ο Βρετανός οδηγός της Mercedes που είναι το φαβορί για την κατάκτηση του τίτλου ολοκλήρωσε τις κατατακτήριες δοκιμές με 1:18.518. Στην δεύτερη θέση θα βρεθεί και ο Κίμι Αντονέλι με το δεύτερο μονοθέσιο της Mercedes. Από εκεί και πέρα, από την τρίτη θέση θα ξεκινήσει ο Ίσακ Χάτζαρ της Red Bull. Στην τέταρτη θέση ο Σαρλ Λεκλέρ με την Ferrari και στην έβδομη ο Λιούις Χάμιλτον. Ο Όσκαρ Πιάστρι στην έκτη θέσ...

'Incredible feeling': George Russell leads Mercedes domination of Australian Grand Prix - thenationalnews.com

'Incredible feeling': George Russell leads Mercedes domination of Australian Grand Prix  thenationalnews.com

Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 for Australian GP

Verstappen crashed out in chaotic qualifying

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