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Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton share insights on Ferrari's pace compared to Mercedes after practice sessions at the 2026 F1 Australian GP.

Leclerc and Hamilton reflect on Ferrari’s pace after Friday free practice at 2026 F1 Australian GP

Anumitha Murugapandian5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton reflected on the team’s pace after Friday’s practice sessions at the 2026 F1 Australian GP. Both drivers concluded the opening day at Albert Park as productive, although they acknowledged that Ferrari still has work to do to match their rivals. Early indications, however, suggest that Mercedes may currently…

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George Russell and Kimi Antonelli lead a Mercedes recovery after early issues during Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Australian GP.

Russell and Antonelli encouraged as Mercedes recover from messy FP1 at 2026 F1 Australian GP

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Mercedes showed encouraging pace during Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, finishing the day near the front of the field at Albert Park. The team began the opening session with both cars comfortably inside the top ten, before improving its performance later in the day. In FP2, Kimi Antonelli set the second-fastest time…

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F1 | 2026 Australian GP | FP2 | Piastri goes fastest on home soil

Antonina Jaromin5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

It’s time for the 2026 F1 Australian GP FP2 session at the Albert Park Circuit, with drivers getting ready to head out on track. Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in FP1, with a 1:20.267, as the 2026 grid completed their first laps of the new season. Though the session saw difficulties with several drivers…

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FP2 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP has been completed, view the full results of the session here. Who would be quickest in the late afternoon?

2026 F1 Australian GP | FP2 results

Emily Edmonds5 months ago5 months ago02 mins

FP2 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP has been completed, view the full results of the session here. Lando Norris headed into the weekend as the defending race winner and World Champion. Max Verstappen finished P2 last year both in the race and championship. George Russell was P3 at Albert Park last year and is…

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Charles Leclerc on track during FP1 at the F1 Australian GP

2026 F1 Australian GP | FP1 results

Doris Ivandic5 months ago5 months ago01 mins

FP1 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP has been completed, view the full results of the session here. Lando Norris heads into the weekend as the defending race winner and World Champion. Max Verstappen finished P2 last year both in the race and championship. George Russell was P3 at Albert Park last year and is…

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FP1 at the 2026 Australian GP has been completed as the new season is finally underway. View the full report here.

F1 | 2026 Australian GP | FP1 | Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 as Norris hits problems

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

FP1 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP has been completed as the new season is underway. View the full report here. It was a very messy start to the opening session of the year. Arvid Lindblad stopped on pit exit, while Oscar Piastri was briefly limping around as he had no power. The Aussie got…

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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has renewed his call for a Formula One race in Africa, saying he hopes the sport will return to it.

Hamilton pushes for a return of Formula One to Africa

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has renewed his call for a Formula One race in Africa, saying he hopes the sport will return to the continent before he retires. Speaking in Melbourne on Thursday, Hamilton explained that he has spent years pushing for an African Grand Prix behind the scenes. Africa remains the only continent…

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Mercedes F1 driver Kimi Antonelli ahead Australian GP 2026.

Antonelli predicts “interesting” weekend at 2026 F1 Australian GP

Milla Fuchs5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

This weekend the F1 grid is back on track; talking ahead of the 2026 Australian GP, Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli shared his thoughts regarding the energy-demanding track in Melbourne. A step into the unknown – Antonelli predicts chaos from lap 1 The Grand Prix held at at Albert Park is notoriously a dramatic one. Mercedes-AMG Petronas…

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Max Verstappen heads into the 2026 Australian GP unable to predict Red Bull’s true pace, despite being “positively surprised” during testing

Verstappen makes no predictions about Red Bull’s chances heading into the 2026 F1 Australian GP

Magdalena Put5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Max Verstappen arrived at the 2026 Australian GP insisting he still can’t predict a clear outcome for Red Bull’s first weekend of the new F1 regulation era, even after an encouraging pre-season that left him “positively surprised” by how the car and Ford-backed power unit package worked together. On his expectations ahead of the first…

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Sergio Checo Pérez is preparing to make his return with the sport's newest team at the 2026 F1 Australian GP this weekend.

Cadillac outdeveloping other F1 teams “not going to be an easy task” says Pérez ahead of 2026 Australian GP

Rachel Stephens5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Sergio Checo Pérez is returning to F1 in 2026 with Cadillac at the Australian GP, a major change to his racing career. The former Red Bull driver is preparing to make his comeback with the sport’s newest team at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend. He’s made it clear that the team is looking for…

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