Formula 1

• What To Watch For in the season opener in Australia

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  Chris Medland picks out five key things to keep an eye on when the lights go out for the season opener at Albert Park in Melbourne.

• Oscar Piastri makes McLaren “overly optimistic” admission after Australian GP qualifying

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  Oscar Piastri thinks McLaren was "overly optimistic" about its chances in Australia.

• Lance Stroll allowed to start Australian GP, but Aston ‘can’t risk big damage’

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  The FIA has confirmed Lance Stroll will be allowed to start the Australian Grand Prix

• What the teams said – Qualifying in Australia

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  The drivers and teams report back on all the action from final Practice and Qualifying in Melbourne for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

• Stroll, Verstappen and Sainz allowed to start F1 Australian GP

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  Lance Stroll has been given special dispensation to take part in Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix despite not setting a competitive lap time all...

• Lando Norris' damning verdict: 'F1 has gone from best to worst cars’

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  World champion Lando Norris joins in with the criticism of the new generation of F1 cars.

• Lewis Hamilton 'disappointed if FIA has allowed' Mercedes F1 power advantage

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  Lewis Hamilton hopes Mercedes' power advantage in Australia is not a result of compression ratios

• Norris rues track debris that ‘cost me a chance of P3’ in Australia

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  Lando Norris went into 2026 as the reigning World Champion, but his early expectations for the season were lowered as he qualified on the third row...

• FIA delivers verdict on Mercedes pitlane blunder in Australia F1 qualifying

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  The FIA has issued its judgement on Mercedes for an unsafe release in Australian GP qualifying

• Ferrari ‘nowhere near’ Mercedes in Australia – Leclerc

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  Charles Leclerc has admitted that Ferrari are “nowhere near Mercedes” after finishing some eight-tenths behind the pole-sitting Silver Arrow of...

• Ride onboard for Russell’s pole lap in Australia

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  Go onboard with Mercedes' George Russell for his impressive pole lap at the Australian Grand Prix.

• George Russell warns F1 rivals 2026 car ‘like the Mercedes of the good old days’

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  George Russell sends a warning to his F1 rivals after claiming a dominant pole position.