Mercedes dominates first qualifying of F1 2026
George Russell took pole position for the first race of Formula 1 2026, leading a dominant Mercedes 1-2 in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix
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2026 Australian Grand Prix F1 qualifying results
Full results from the first qualifying session of the 2026 F1 season at the Australian GP
Russell leads Mercedes one-two in Australian Grand Prix qualifying as Verstappen crashes out
Mercedes dominated the first qualifying of F1's new season and new regulation era in Melbourne.
Verstappen crash causes early red flag in first F1 2026 qualifying
Max Verstappen will start the first race of F1's new rules era from the back after crashing in Australian GP Q1 and causing a red flag
Russell dominates Australian GP qualifying to claim pole after Verstappen crash
George Russell has stormed to his eighth career pole position and Mercedes’ first pole at Albert Park since 2019 with a commanding qualifying...
Jenson Button delivers verdict on George Russell's F1 title chances, warns of mental challenge
2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has backed George Russell to be able to mentally deal with the pressure of the 2026 drivers' championship fight ...
Gibbs details reasons it seeks expedited discovery against Spire, Gabehart
Joe Gibbs Racing on Friday night outlined to the Western District of North Carolina its legal reasons for believing an expedited fact discovery agains...
Australian GP: Free Practice 3 Results
Full Free Practice 3 results from the 2025 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park where George Russell was fastest. The post Australian GP: Free Practic...
Big Antonelli crash in Melbourne FP3 headed by team-mate Russell
George Russell set the best time of the Australian GP weekend so far in FP3 after a red flag caused by his Mercedes F1 team-mate Kimi Antonelli crashi...
Russell rules final free practice after Antonelli crash
Russell was 0.616s clear of Hamilton, who pipped teammate Leclerc to second place in the final minutes of the session.
Kimi Antonelli suffers violent crash in Australian GP final practice
Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed during the third practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.With just over 10 minutes remaining...
Huge Antonelli crash brings out red flags in Australian GP FP3
The young Italian ran slightly wide into Turn 2, with his rear tyres finding the grass and spinning his Mercedes around before crashing heavily into t...
Russell romps to Australian GP FP3 fastest as Antonelli crashes
Any doubts that Mercedes and George Russell were favourites heading into Formula 1’s new regulation cycle in 2026 appear to have been put to bed aft...
William Byron not sweating early NASCAR points deficit
The general consensus is that it will take a top-three seed to contend for the NASCAR Cup Series championship come the start of the Chase for the...
Australian GP safety change reversed after team backlash
The FIA has backflipped on its decision to drop one of the straight mode zones at Albert Park after pushback from some of the F1 teams. The post...
Team/driver revolt forces FIA into late straight mode U-turn
Pushback from F1 teams and drivers over the FIA's plan to remove one of Albert Park's active aero zones has resulted in a dramatic U-turn
Safety fears trigger last-minute Australian GP change
The FIA has made a key change to the Albert Park circuit ahead of the second day of F1 running at the Australian Grand Prix. The post Safety fears tri...
‘F***ing idiot’: Aussie, Kiwi teammates in heavy F3 crash
Prema Racing teammates Louis Sharp and James Wharton have walked away after a heavy crash during this morning's Formula 3 sprint race. The post...
Australian GP's main active aero zone scrapped hours before FP3
F1 teams have been thrown a major curveball at the Australian GP after the FIA scrapped one of the five active aero zones ahead of FP3
David Malukas eager to convert Phoenix IndyCar pole into a win and be ‘Big Dave’
David Malukas is ready to shake the ‘Lil’ Dave’ nickname and become ‘Big Dave.’For that to happen, though, the 24-old needs to earn that...