Giles Richards has covered all the action from a wet and wild Melbourne.
But that is where we’ll wrap things up from Melbourne, where Lando Norris has won the first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season in chaotic, wet conditions.
How mad was it? Well, one car spun out and hit the wall before we’d even had gotten out of the formation lap in Isack Hadjar and it only spiralled from there. Jack Doohan and Carlos Sainz would go on to crash on lap one and Fernando Alonso, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Liam Lawson all went out late, bringing the safety car onto the track and setting up a tight finish.
Oscar Piastri’s dreams of victory in his own grand prix were dashed when he went of on lap 44 but his teammate Norris drove an excellent race, somehow managing to navigate a raft of challenges and a furious finishing Max Verstappen to take out the race.
The moment @LandoNorris crossed the line to win in Australia! 🇦🇺👀#F1 #AusGP pic.twitter.com/YGuL05IMki
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 16, 2025
The McLaren’s speed, based on this weekend, will make them the team to beat this season. Ferraris, meanwhile, may face some questions, not just over their strategy when the rain came, but if they’ve got what it takes to stay with McLaren, Red Bull, and Mercedes.
It all sets the stage for what should be an amazing season, which will continue next week in China. I’ve been Joey Lynch and thanks for your company today, we’ll have Giles Richards report up soon.
