McLaren ordered its drivers to swap positions on lap 28,and the Australian gave himself a slap on the wrist for a clumsy turn.
Home-town boy Oscar Piastri was driving towards a podium finish – until his McLaren bosses ordered him to give way to teammate Lando Norris.
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.
Photos from the 2024 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne by photographers Eddie Jim and Joe Armao.
The famous were out and about at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix – including Australia’s most unobtrusive billionaire.
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.
The Christian Horner saga has fascinated the globe,a clash of sport,celebrity,ego and corporate governance that has a very uncertain outcome.
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.
A likely attendance record at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix will remove any lingering F1 doubts about where to start next season.
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.
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.