Oscar Piastri started from pole position in his first grand prix since his heartbreak at Albert Park and drove a near-faultless race en route to victory.
The Australian superstar will start Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix from pole – the first time he’s ever started an F1 grand prix from the head of the grid.
McLaren’s Lando Norris won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix,with the Brit just managing to stay ahead of Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in Sunday’s race.
McLaren’s Lando Norris has claimed a dramatic win in the Australian Grand Prix,pipping reigning Formula 1 world champion Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
In front of a record Saturday crowd at Albert Park of 136,347 fans,McLaren’s front-row lockout was even more imposing than it was predictable.
The Verstappen v Russell conflict has continued throughout the off-season and remains a prominent talking point ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
Mercedes driver George Russell has hit back at Max Verstappen,saying the world champion believes he is above the law.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he has lost all respect for Mercedes’ George Russell in an extraordinary verbal attack on his fellow driver after the Qatar Grand Prix.
Red Bull superstar Max Verstappen made history on one of Formula 1’s most dramatic days to tighten his grip on a fourth-straight drivers’ championship trophy.
Lando Norris said he was not proud of winning the sprint race in the manner he did,but he thanked his Australian teammate for letting him pass and take maximum points ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.