33 h. ago F1 Chinese Grand Prix: UK start times, Sky Sports schedule and weather details in Shanghai

Lando Norris won the first Grand Prix of the 2025 Formula 1 season in Melbourne but the British driver faces a threat from his rivals in China, where there'll be even more points on offer

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60 h. ago McLaren surprised by dominance in F1 opener but warn there is more to come

Lando Norris easily outpaced rivals to win Australia GPMcLaren chief Stella believes tyre advantage is keyMcLaren’s superiority over the rest of the field after the opening race of the 2025 Formula One season came as a surprise to team principal Andrea Stella, he admitted after their performance in Australia on Sunday and he now believes their car may have an advantage that will make them hard to beat this season.Lando Norris won in Melbourne with a strong run from pole to flag, beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen into second and the Mercedes of George Russell into third. During the race, interrupted by repeated safety cars as the tricky, wet conditions took their toll, Norris and his teammate Oscar Piastri were at times able to open a huge gap on their rivals, at some points up to over one and half seconds a lap. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lando Norris begins season with Australian F1 GP after pipping Verstappen

Verstappen second, Russell third as Piastri finishes ninthLewis Hamilton 10th in Melbourne on Ferrari debut If he is to make a tilt at this season’s Formula One world championship, Lando Norris can consider that he made the case as leading contender definitively at the very opening meeting of 2025. In weathering the storm for his victory at the Australian Grand Prix, Norris demonstrated control, precision and an iron will under pressure. There is an awful long way to go but at the death on a treacherous wet track and harried by a charging Max Verstappen, Norris held his nerve like a champion.In the build up to the race, it was weather for the ducks on Albert Park Lake as waves of rain sashayed across the circuit, duly playing a significant part in its outcome. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025: Lando Norris wins wild race as Lewis Hamilton fumes

Max Verstappen makes late charge during chaotic season opener

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3 d. ago Lando Norris begins season with Australian F1 GP victory ahead of Max Verstappen

Verstappen second, Russell third as Piastri finishes ninthLewis Hamilton crosses 10th in Ferrari debut in MelbourneLando Norris won the Formula One season opening Australian Grand Prix after a dramatic, incident-packed race in Melbourne. The McLaren driver prevailed after a close fight with his teammate Oscar Piastri, who went off late in the race and could recover only to ninth.Norris also had to see off a strong challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who was second, with Mercedes’ George Russell in third and his rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli making a superb recovery drive to claim fifth from 16th on the grid. Alex Albon returned an excellent fourth for Williams. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lando Norris knows there are ‘no excuses’ now – he has to win 2025 F1 title

Now or never? Norris fell short of Max Verstappen last year but, as Kieran Jackson explains, the British star must make it count this year, even with teammate Oscar Piastri chomping at the bit to catch him

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4 d. ago Lando Norris hits out at ‘fabricated nonsense’ in Netflix’s Drive to Survive

McClaren driver criticises ‘lying’ in popular seriesProducers say they have corrected ‘unintentional errors’Lando Norris has issued a scathing critique of the new season of the Netflix series Drive to Survive, accusing the producers of falsely portraying drivers for dramatic effect and with “lying” and “fabricated nonsense” to better serve their narrative.Drive to Survive has been a huge success since it was first aired on the streaming service in 2019 and told the story of each Formula One season since. It has been credited with inspiring the recent rise in popularity of the sport and been welcomed by F1’s owners and, for the most part, by teams and drivers. But questions have been repeatedly raised over the way stories are told and edited by its production company, Box to Box Films. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago F1 Australia Grand Prix 2025: Lando Norris claims pole in Melbourne as Lewis Hamilton eighth

McLaren secure impressive one-two ahead of first race of the season

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4 d. ago Every F1 driver salary for 2025 as Lando Norris' wage is dwarfed by three rivals

Lando Norris was a huge threat in the 2024 F1 campaign, but it appears the McLaren ace's salary does not come close to some of the drivers he surpassed last year

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4 d. ago McLaren’s Lando Norris edges Oscar Piastri to claim pole for Australian Grand Prix

Norris beat teammate by eight-hundredths of a secondMax Verstappen third, George Russell fourthLando Norris claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the 2025 Formula One season with an immense lap for McLaren in Melbourne.In what was an enormously tight fight he beat his teammate Oscar Piastri into second by just eight-hundredths of a second. As had been anticipated, the McLaren was the class of the field, comfortably quicker than Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in third and George Russell’s Mercedes in fourth. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago McLaren’s Lando Norris edges Piastri to claim pole for F1 Australian Grand Prix

Norris beat teammate by eight-hundredths of a secondMax Verstappen third, Lewis Hamilton eighth in FerrariWhen the gloves finally came off for the very first competitive session of the new Formula One season at the Australian Grand Prix it was McLaren who emerged as clear front runners. With pole position claimed by Lando Norris by just eight hundredths of a second from his teammate Oscar Piastri what was perhaps most striking about their front row lockout was the sheer extent to which the papaya cars bossed it on the high-speed blast through Albert Park in Melbourne.The fight for the top spot in the end was a tense battle but only between the two McLaren drivers. There was barely a cigarette paper between them in the end but it was the home crowd who were left disappointed when local boy Piastri was edged out by a whisker. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago F1 news LIVE: Lewis Hamilton makes joyous ‘life’ statement and drivers speak to media ahead of Australian GP

Follow live updates as Hamilton prepares for his Ferrari debut at the Australian GP to kick off the 2025 F1 season

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6 d. ago F1 news LIVE: Lewis Hamilton makes joyous ‘life’ statement ahead of Ferrari debut at Australian GP

Follow live updates as Hamilton prepares for his Ferrari debut at the Australian GP to kick off the 2025 F1 season

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6 d. ago F1 news LIVE: Lewis Hamilton set to speak at Australian GP ahead of Ferrari debut

Follow live updates as Hamilton prepares for his Ferrari debut at the Australian GP to kick off the 2025 F1 season

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7 d. ago F1 news LIVE: Lewis Hamilton warned over Ferrari honeymoon and Lando Norris ‘ready to win title’

Follow live updates as Lewis Hamilton prepares for his Ferrari debut at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to kick off the 2025 F1 season

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9 d. ago Why Lando Norris knows there is ‘no excuses’ now – he has to win 2025 F1 title

Now or never? Norris fell short of Max Verstappen last year but, as Kieran Jackson explains, the British star must make it count this year, even with teammate Oscar Piastri chomping at the bit to catch him

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9 d. ago Why Lando Norris knows there are ‘no excuses’ now – he has to win 2025 F1 title

Now or never? Norris fell short of Max Verstappen last year but, as Kieran Jackson explains, the British star must make it count this year, even with teammate Oscar Piastri chomping at the bit to catch him

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1 week ago F1 2025 predictions: Lewis Hamilton denied Ferrari dream as minnows make unexpected gains

Sunday Mirror Sport previews the upcoming 2025 Formula 1 season and predicts the outcome with Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen all revving up for glory

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1 week ago Max Verstappen has advantage Lando Norris doesn't in F1 2025 title race

Lando Norris is being backed by the bookies for 2025 Formula 1 drivers' title glory but Martin Brundle has pointed out that Max Verstappen has something his British rival doesn't

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2 w. ago Lando Norris told 'lucky' driver may be his biggest problem in F1 title fight

Having missed out on F1 drivers' title glory last year, as Max Verstappen won for the fourth consecutive season, Lando Norris enters 2025 as the bookies' favourite for the crown

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