These were calls that cost Piastri a podium in Melbourne

These were calls that cost Piastri a podium in Melbourne

McLaren ordered its drivers to swap positions on lap 28,and the Australian gave himself a slap on the wrist for a clumsy turn.

  • byMatthew Clayton

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Told to give way,Oscar refuses to grouch as podium curse continues

Told to give way,Oscar refuses to grouch as podium curse continues

Home-town boy Oscar Piastri was driving towards a podium finish – until his McLaren bosses ordered him to give way to teammate Lando Norris.

  • byChip Le Grand
As it happened Grand Prix Melbourne 2024:Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz triumphant amid high-drama

As it happened Grand Prix Melbourne 2024:Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz triumphant amid high-drama

Join us for live coverage of the 2024 Formula 1 race from Melbourne’s inner-city Albert Park circuit. World champion Max Verstappen was hot favourite,but his race finished early.

  • byScott Spits andRoy Ward
2024 Australian Grand Prix in pictures
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2024 Australian Grand Prix in pictures

Photos from the 2024 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne by photographers Eddie Jim and Joe Armao.

Melbourne elite petrolheads out in force

Melbourne elite petrolheads out in force

The famous were out and about at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix – including Australia’s most unobtrusive billionaire.

  • byStephen Brook andCara Waters
Sunday Age sport quiz:A flashback to ’96 at Albert Park and what do you do at Cape Kidnappers?

Sunday Age sport quiz:A flashback to ’96 at Albert Park and what do you do at Cape Kidnappers?

Challenge yourself with our sports quiz,a mix of questions about the latest in world and local sport,and the big events in sporting history.

  • byChris Berry
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‘Like Succession’:Christian Horner and the battle for Red Bull

‘Like Succession’:Christian Horner and the battle for Red Bull

The Christian Horner saga has fascinated the globe,a clash of sport,celebrity,ego and corporate governance that has a very uncertain outcome.

  • byStephen Brook
Verstappen takes pole for Albert Park,Piastri fifth and ‘painful’ spot for Ricciardo

Verstappen takes pole for Albert Park,Piastri fifth and ‘painful’ spot for Ricciardo

Formula 1 maestro and last year’s Australian Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen will start on pole for this year’s Albert Park race. Australia’s Oscar Piastri qualified in fifth spot.

  • byMatthew Clayton
Melbourne to take pole position for Formula 1’s 2025 season

Melbourne to take pole position for Formula 1’s 2025 season

A likely attendance record at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix will remove any lingering F1 doubts about where to start next season.

  • byChip Le Grand
The Australian Grand Prix is here to stay,but at what cost?

The Australian Grand Prix is here to stay,but at what cost?

Formula 1 is contracted to remain in Melbourne for another 14 years,extending to four decades this city’s love-hate relationship with its rumbling,high-octane race weekend.

  • byChip Le Grand
‘The fight is with Mercedes’:Piastri lasers in on high-octane Hamilton battle

‘The fight is with Mercedes’:Piastri lasers in on high-octane Hamilton battle

Last year,understanding how to piece together an F1 race was a dark art for Oscar Piastri. With a full F1 season under his belt,he now has its biggest names in sight.

  • byMatthew Clayton andCarla Jaeger