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Lando Norris is starting the F1 2025 Australian GP in pole position. He’s followed by his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri. Behind them is Max Verstappen and George Russell. The third row is a surprising lineup, with Yuki Tsunoda in his VCARB and Alex Albon in his Williams. Both Ferraris are lined up behind them. Haas’s…
Fernando Alonso will start in P12 for the F1 Australian GP as Aston Martin went better than expected considering their testing and practice performance, with Lance Stroll one spot behind. In fact, it could have been even better. The two-time World Champion was P9 in Q1, just over six hundredths off the leading midfield runner…
Racing Bulls F1 rookie Isack Hadjar narrowly missed out on a Q3 appearance during his qualifying debut at the Australian GP. The young French driver claimed P11 on the grid, just shy of the top-10 shootout, but demonstrated impressive pace that suggests a promising future in the sport. Impressive debut under pressure The qualifying session…
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan will start the first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season from the midfield after an intense qualifying session at the Australian GP. F1 rookie Doohan will start from P14, after failing to make it out of Q2 despite the enthusiastic backing of his home crowd. Yellow flags thanks…
Atlassian Williams Racing’s Alexander Albon put on quite a show during the 2025 Australian GP qualifying session, earning him a P6 starting position for Sunday’s race after putting in a blistering lap of 1:15.737. After his excellent performance, Albon will start ahead of both Scuderia Ferrari drivers. Alex Albon’s tyre lottery payoff While speaking in…
Though not an ideal start to his Formula 1 career, Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto managed an impressive qualifying performance in the 2025 Australian GP qualifying session, making it through to the second round (Q2). Though he failed to improve significantly in Q2, finishing the session 15th with a big moment in turn 4, he will…
To say Haas driver Ollie Bearman is having a pretty terrible racing weekend at the F1 Australian GP is an understatement, and it has not been much better on the pace side for Esteban Ocon. Following a crash in FP2 as he got wide at turn 10, he beached himself in the gravel at turn…
The F1 Australian GP qualifying session was a very good day for Carlos Sainz and Williams as they solidified their competitiveness from testing. Albon secured P6 ahead of the Ferrari duo, with Sainz in P10 despite some struggles throughout the session. This performance has raised eyebrows across the paddock, with the team showing it could…
The 2025 F1 season is getting off to a great start for Racing Bulls and Yuki Tsunoda at the Australian GP. The Japanese placed himself 5th on the grid for tomorrow’s race with a timing of 1:15.670 in Q3, only 0.574s slower compared to pole sitter McLaren’s Lando Norris, and faster than both Ferrari cars. …
Coming into his first home Grand Prix and the opening race of the season, Jack Doohan just missed out on a potential Q3 at the F1 Australian GP after a badly timed yellow flag on his final flier in Q2. The Australian driver has seen immense pressure follow him into his rookie season. With consistent…
