The FIA has given Pastor Maldonado permission to start the Australian Grand Prix, despite the Lotus driver failing to set a time. The Venezuelan suffered numerous issues on... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi was one of the stars of qualifying after the Japanese driver managed to not only get into Q2, but qualified 15th ahead of a Force India and Sauber. The Caterham... read more »
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Caterham's Kamui Kobayashi qualified his car in 15th position for the Australian Grand Prix while Marcus Ericsson proved happy positioning 20th in his first ever F1... read more »
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Jenson Button admitted that he was surprised at how much faster than everybody else Mercedes was during first practice on Friday... read more »
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Find out what the F1 paddock had to say after the opening day of the 2014 season at the Australian Grand Prix.... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel admitted relief after setting the fourth fastest time during practice for the Australian Grand Prix. Vettel and Red Bull endured a troublesome pre-season... read more »
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Today's press conference with Eric Boullier, Stefano Domenicali, Christian Horner, Remi Taffin, Claire Williams and Toto Wolff. read more »
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Both Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo showed relief on their faces after completing the Friday free practice sessions. The Red Bull drivers said to be happy that, contrary... read more »
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Friday's press conference - Australia read more »
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Team Principals Toto Wolff, Eric Boullier, Rob White, Stefano Domenicali, Claire William and Christian Horner all attended Friday's FIA press conference... read more »
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Jenson Button says McLaren is "not quick enough right now" despite looking competitive during Friday practice in Melbourne read more »
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Romain Grosjean thinks Lotus is somewhere in the midfield on pace after a poor day of Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix read more »
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Red Bull have their wings back after enjoying their "first proper test day" of the year in Friday practice at Melbourne, although any relief at their relative... read more »
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Caterham's Formula 1 drivers are adamant that they will be able to run during Saturday free practice for the Australian Grand Prix after sitting out almost all of... read more »
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Fernando Alonso feels F1 is still in the dark over the pecking order despite putting in the laps on Friday... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is closer than it expected to be to the pace-setting Mercedes after Friday practice for the Australian Grand... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel admits it was "a big relief" for Red Bull to complete reliable and competitive running during Friday practice for the Australian Grand... read more »
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Felipe Massa says Williams now need to up the pace after the FW36 came through Friday's practices without any issues... read more »
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Red Bull look to have turned their fortunes around in practice for the Australian Grand Prix, as both Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo encountered no issues to complete... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes he was able to recover from being "on the back foot" in free practice for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday read more »
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Lewis Hamilton is confident he will not suffer a repeat of the problem that brought his W05 to a halt on his installation lap in Friday's first practice... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton looks well set to claim pole position at the advent of F1's new turbo era after setting the fastest time in Friday's practice sessions for the... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi was disappointed after completing just one lap in Melbourne on Friday despite having reliability during pre-season testing... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi is confident that Caterham will be able to resolve its car problems for the second day of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, after failing to complete more than... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton emerged atop of the timesheet during second practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon. The Briton clocked a best time of 1:29.625, leading his... read more »
Australian Grand Prix
8th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 0 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 0 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 0 |
| 4 | George Russell | 0 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 0 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 0 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 0 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 0 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 0 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |
