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The 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix was certainly one to remember. Heading into Sunday, we had concerns about the cars, the racing, and a seemingly dominant Mercedes — before the Grand Prix itself actually produced a fair amount of excitement, overtakes and competitiveness. But of course, there’s still so much to recap and debate. We’ve looked at some of the…

The new Formula 1 season heads straight into its second consecutive round this weekend at the Shanghai International Circuit. As has been the case since China returned to the F1 calendar in 2024, this will be a sprint event, meaning teams only get a single hour to practice with their new cars before the first qualifying session of the weekend….

MELBOURNE, Australia — For 12 glorious laps, as George Russell and Charles Leclerc traded the lead of the Australian Grand Prix back and forth, you could have easily forgotten the furor around Formula 1‘s cars that dominated the opening weekend of the 2026 season. The two drivers, both hoping this season is the year they win a first drivers’ championship,…

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What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Australian Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has surveyed its readers to discover which races they enjoyed the most – and least – during the season. Take part in our latest poll here. Give this race a score out of 10 based on how much you enjoyed it: 10…

I’ve loved motorsport for as long as I can remember. What started as simply watching races from my laptop slowly turned into a curiosity about everything happening beyond the track: the strategy, the engineering, the organisation, and especially the people working in the media side, making sure every fan stays connected to the sport. READ: Women who have paved the…

Laurence EdmondsonMar 8, 2026, 08:41 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors A two-year-old rivalry between Liam Lawson and Sergio Pérez was rekindled at the Australian Grand Prix after the pair found themselves fighting for position at the season opener. The feud dates back to the 2024 season when Lawson, who was…

The Australian Grand Prix stewards have taken no further action against the drivers who were under investigation at the end of today’s race. Four incidents remained under investigation after the end of today’s race. Two of them involved Haas driver Esteban Ocon, who finished 11th behind Pierre Gasly. The stewards looked into a report Ocon had failed to obey the…

MELBOURNE, Australia — Mercedes’ George Russell has won a thrilling season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, with teammate Kimi Antonelli following him home after a double-stacked pit stop under the virtual safety car outmaneuvered a lightning quick start by Ferrari. It was McLaren’s 61st one-two result and first since 2024’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. “We knew it was going to…

George Russell won the Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes. Pos. Driver 1 George Russell Mercedes 2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 3 Charles Leclerc Red Bull 4 Lewis Hamilton Red Bull 5 6 Max Verstappen Ferrari 7 Oliver Bearman Haas 8 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 9 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 11 Esteban Ocon Haas 12 Alexander Albon Williams…

George Russell has taken provisional pole position for the Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar. Australian Grand Prix qualifying result Penalties No penalties announced so farNB. Bottas’s outstanding penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was cancelled Investigations Antonelli: Mercedes fined for sending his car out of the pits in an unsafe…

MELBOURNE, Australia — Formula 1’s controversial new cars didn’t just fail to pass their first audition, they fell flat on their face at the first yell of “action.” The opening qualifying session of a brand-new regulation era in Melbourne should have been a showcase for the sport’s future. Instead, it produced a largely uninspiring hour of running and a wave…

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Women in Formula E (Image credit: Formula E) It’s not an unusual sight to see a woman in the cockpit of a Formula E car, not anymore, as the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship continues to push for female participation in the motorsport by providing them with the opportunities they deserve. From the Girls on Track program at every…

The first qualifying session of the 2026 Formula 1 season was a depressing experience for those who love to watch Formula 1 cars being driven at the limit of adhesion. I’ve watched hundreds of pole-winning laps but George Russell’s today is a truly strange thing to behold. As was widely predicted before the season began, F1’s new power units are…

Max Verstappen was at a loss to explain the high-speed spin which pitched him out of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was beginning his first flying lap in Q1 when his RB22’s rear wheels locked as he braked for the first corner. Verstappen said it was “really weird” and hadn’t experienced anything similar before “in…

George Russell delivered on his status as the world championship favourite by taking a crushing pole position for Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. A composed Russell blew away his rivals at Melbourne’s Albert Park to finish 0.293 seconds clear of team-mate Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes locked out the front row. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Isack Hadjar qualified third on his…

Formula E is dedicated not only to creating standalone opportunities but analysing and dismantling the structural inequalities that have limited women’s participation and progress. As part of its ongoing commitment to advancing gender equality and supporting women’s pathways in the sport: Formula E and the FIA have delivered two all-women’s tests, giving 21 women drivers the opportunity to drive the…

20-year-old British driver, Ella Lloyd, will once again get behind the wheel of the GEN3 Evo, representing Envision Racing at the upcoming Madrid Rookie Test on March 22.  READ: Rookie Test set for CUPRA Raval Madrid E-Prix race weekend Lloyd, from Wales, began racing competitively in 2022 in the Ginetta Junior Championship, finishing in the points at 15 of the…