31 h. ago Oscar Piastri seeks McLaren talks as Lando Norris order messages not shown on TV emerge

McLaren were criticised last year for not imposing orders on Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri early enough, but a decision was made during the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday

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54 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 Oscar Piastri credits Jeremy Clarkson with helping him avoid DNF at Australian GP

Oscar Piastri was in the hunt for Australian Grand Prix victory but one small error almost put the Melbourne native out of the race altogether and led to him finishing just ninth

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3 d. ago Lando Norris responds angrily to question 'people talk about' after Australian GP win

Lando Norris and McLaren were the pre-season favourites for Formula 1 title glory in 2025 and got off to the ideal start with victory at the Australian Grand Prix

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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 Lewis Hamilton fumes at Ferrari error as Lando Norris wins chaotic Australian GP

McLaren were the overwhelming favourites for victory with Lando Norris on pole ahead of Oscar Piastri but Max Verstappen was right behind them while Lewis Hamilton had to cut through the pack

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3 d. ago Who won the Australian Grand Prix? Lewis Hamilton fury, Max Verstappen settles

McLaren were the overwhelming favourites for victory with Lando Norris on pole ahead of Oscar Piastri but Max Verstappen was right behind them while Lewis Hamilton had to cut through the pack

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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 F1 Australian GP LIVE: Race start time with Lando Norris on pole position for season opener

Follow reaction from qualifying in Melbourne as Norris claims pole ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri

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4 d. ago Lando Norris takes pole position for the Australian Grand Prix in perfect start to his title push with Max Verstappen third

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MELBOURNE: The Briton, who missed out on the championship to Max Verstappen last year, will be joined by his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri on the front row.

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4 d. ago Lando Norris snatches pole for Australian GP – as Lewis Hamilton receives Ferrari reality check

McLaren driver Norris disappointed home fans by taking pole away from home hero Oscar Piastri late on

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4 d. ago Lando Norris makes McLaren F1 team orders admission with Oscar Piastri on his heels

McLaren locked out the front row in Melbourne with Lando Norris taking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix while Oscar Piastri was second quickest in qualifying

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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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4 d. ago Lando Norris grabs season’s first pole position at Australian Grand Prix

Norris edged out McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by just 0.084 seconds as McLaren secured an impressive front-row lockout in Melbourne.

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4 d. ago F1 Australian GP LIVE: Qualifying result as Lando Norris snatches pole and Lewis Hamilton falters

Follow reaction from qualifying in Melbourne as Norris claims pole ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri

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4 d. ago Lando Norris denies Oscar Piastri Australian GP pole as Lewis Hamilton spins

Lando Norris and McLaren were the strong favourites for pole position heading into qualifying in Melbourne while Lewis Hamilton was qualifying in Formula 1 for the first time as a Ferrari driver

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4 d. ago F1 Australian GP LIVE: Qualifying start time and stream ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut

Follow live build-up to qualifying in Melbourne after Oscar Piastri went fastest in final practice

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4 d. ago Oscar Piastri fastest in final practice for Australian Grand Prix

The home favourite edged out Mercedes’ George Russell in Melbourne with Lewis Hamilton eighth in his Ferrari.

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5 d. ago F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025: Ferrari back Lewis Hamilton after finishing fifth in first practice

Charles Leclerc sets the pace ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris

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