Formula 1

• Who were the biggest winners and losers from F1’s 2026 Australian GP?

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  Crash.net picks out the biggest winners and losers from the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix.

• Was new-era F1 really racing or more like a computer game?

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  The opening race of F1's new era in Australia left the drivers with mixed feelings about what the sport had become, writes Andrew Benson.

• How the Red Bull-Ford F1 engine project fared on its Australian GP debut

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  Max Verstappen may hate the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, but at least the feeling within the Red Bull camp about its own performance is upbeat...

• Toto Wolff counters Mercedes domination fears: 'We have a fight on our hands with Ferrari'

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  Mercedes dominated the 2026 Australian GP weekend, but Toto Wolff feels Ferrari is a huge threat

• What the teams said – Race day in Australia

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  The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Sunday's race in Melbourne for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

• Russell 'imperious' and Bearman 'raced beautifully' - driver ratings

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  BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Australian Grand Prix.

• Lewis Hamilton "loved" 2026 F1 cars in "really fun" Australian GP

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  Lewis Hamilton has spoken out in support of the 2026 cars following the Australian Grand Prix

• How to follow Chinese Grand Prix on the BBC

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  All the key BBC coverage details for round two of the Formula 1 season at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, which takes place from 13-15 March.

• Max Verstappen casts Red Bull F1 verdict after Australian GP recovery

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  Max Verstappen believes Red Bull's Formula 1 pace deficit comes half and half from the chassis and power unit.

• Charles Leclerc insists Ferrari ‘couldn’t have won’ F1 Australian GP regardless of strategy

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  Charles Leclerc doubts a win was ever on the cards for Ferrari in Melbourne.

• McLaren has 0.5-1s performance gap to close to Mercedes after F1 Australian GP

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  McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted that it’ll take time to catch Mercedes in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with the gap up to one second per lap...

• McLaren ‘need to improve the car quite a lot’ – Norris

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  Lando Norris has suggested that McLaren “need to improve the car quite a lot” following his P5 finish in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix,...