On Melbourne grand prix safety,it’s three strikes and ...

On Melbourne grand prix safety,it’s three strikes and ...

The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix last weekend was a mess. It was sheer luck that nobody was killed or maimed.

  • byJon Faine

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F1 Grand Prix in the slow lane in the race to net zero
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F1 Grand Prix in the slow lane in the race to net zero

Funnily enough,the F1 Grand Prix’s net zero commitment is all a bit of hot air.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
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Hamming it up in Hornsby

A century of shortwave.

Grand prix organisers say risky driving to blame for Albert Park chaos

Grand prix organisers say risky driving to blame for Albert Park chaos

A cooling track,a setting sun and a late race re-start that turned the grand prix into a sprint all contributed to an unusually high number of drivers being forced to retire at Albert Park.

  • byCarla Jaeger
‘Significant danger’:Grand prix organisers admit security failures after fans invade track

‘Significant danger’:Grand prix organisers admit security failures after fans invade track

Stewards have ordered Australian Grand Prix organisers to urgently produce a remediation plan after a large group of spectators invaded the track during the Formula 1 race at Albert Park on Sunday.

  • byIan Ransom
Probe on grand prix track invasion as fan speaks of being hit by flying debris

Probe on grand prix track invasion as fan speaks of being hit by flying debris

Australian Grand Prix organisers will investigate how a large group of fans accessed the track and how a Formula 1 fan was left bleeding after a piece of wheel struck him during the race.

  • byNajma Sambul andCarla Jaeger
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The moments that shaped an unforgettable Australian Grand Prix

The moments that shaped an unforgettable Australian Grand Prix

It was a Formula 1 race with as many twists and turns as the Albert Park track on which it was run. Let’s take a look at the key moments of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.

  • byScott Spits
‘A crazy race’:How Oscar Piastri’s first home grand prix unfolded

‘A crazy race’:How Oscar Piastri’s first home grand prix unfolded

The Melbourne crowd rode every corner with Oscar Piastri’s McLaren as the hometown hero dodged and weaved his way to the first points of his Formula One career.

  • byCarla Jaeger andDamien Ractliffe
Amid chaos and confusion,the local boy drives and survives

Amid chaos and confusion,the local boy drives and survives

Whatever Oscar Piastri achieves in Formula 1,it is safe to say he will never experience anything like his first home grand prix.

  • byChip Le Grand
As it happened:Verstappen wins chaotic grand prix after four red flags,Piastri claims first points on Australian debut,eight cars DNF

As it happened:Verstappen wins chaotic grand prix after four red flags,Piastri claims first points on Australian debut,eight cars DNF

The Australian Grand Prix is here again for another year. Melbourne-raised Oscar Piastri is in his first grand prix but two-time world champion Max Verstappen,sitting on pole,is widely expected to break his duck in Australia.

  • byRonny Lerner andScott Spits
Verstappen prevails in chaotic grand prix,as confusion reigns over red-flag calls
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Verstappen prevails in chaotic grand prix,as confusion reigns over red-flag calls

Max Verstappen overcame the chaos to win the Australian Grand Prix - his first victory in Melbourne - while hometown driver Oscar Piastri scored his first points in Formula 1,finishing eighth.

  • byDamien Ractliffe