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Long-run shock in Australia: George Russell and Mercedes tear the competition apart

While Ferrari and McLaren topped the times in Friday practice, it’s Mercedes that could be the team to beat come Sunday, here’s why

Motorsport

Australian Grand Prix: George Russell third in practice as Oscar Piastri leads the way

Mercedes duo behind home favourite ahead of curtain-raiser, but Lando Norris manages only seven laps on difficult day

Evening Standard

World title favourite George Russell finishes third in season’s opening practice

Russell finished behind the McLaren of Oscar Piastri and Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the first session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

The Independent UK

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F1 Australian GP live: Russell makes Ferrari admission after winning opener with Hamilton left fuming

Follow live F1 updates from the Albert Park Street Circuit with Russell claiming victory down under

The Independent UK

McLaren lash team-order critics as Piastri sets pace

Oscar Piastri has gone quickest on the first day of practice for the Australian grand prix, as his team boss hit out at so-called conspiracy theorists.

AAP

How to watch Australian Grand Prix 2026 F1: free stream, preview, schedule, starting grid, Russell leads Mercedes front row with Verstappen 20th

All the ways to watch Australian Grand Prix 2026 live streams online and from anywhere, as F1's new season introduces the biggest regulation shake-up in years.

TechRadar

F1 Australian GP: Leclerc tops first 2026 practice as McLaren and Aston Martin hit trouble

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have topped the first practice session of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the Australian Grand Prix

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F1 Australian GP: Charles Leclerc leads first 2026 practice as McLaren and Aston Martin hit trouble

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have topped the first practice session of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the Australian Grand Prix

Motorsport

Formula 1 opens its season at the Australian GP with plenty of questions marks

As crowds filtered into Melbourne’s Albert Park for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions marks

The Independent UK

Oscar Piastri rejects Zak Brown "villain" tag after 2025 F1 title fight

There were claims last year that McLaren favoured Norris in his F1 title fight against team-mate Piastri

Motorsport

Lando Norris on snowy drift challenge with the Solbergs: "One of the most fun cars I've ever driven"

Lando Norris revealed he had “a lot of fun” taking on a snowy drifting and rally challenge in Sweden with Oliver and Petter Solberg, plus drift champion Steve ‘Baggsy’ Biagioni

Motorsport

Top 10 most dramatic F1 season openers

The start of a F1 new season always brings excitement and anticipation. New cars, fresh driver line-ups and – sometimes – revised regulations mean there’s the chance of the unexpected

Motorsport

When is Australian Grand Prix 2026? Date, UK start time and how to watch F1 race

Sweeping technical changes has shaken up the whole sport

Evening Standard

Lando Norris: 'McLaren won't be on the back foot' at the start of F1 2026

Norris feels McLaren is in a good place to attack Formula 1's new era even if it were third or fourth fastest in Australia

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Oscar Piastri is hungry for Formula One title but won’t be rebellious

Ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver says he will always race for the team – and the relationship is stronger than ever

AAP

No rebellious streak: Why Piastri will play team game

Australian Oscar Piastri says he will only blow his shot at a title if he stopped playing the team game at McLaren, with no plans to defy orders in 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Formula One 2026: team-by-team guide to the cars and drivers

McLaren could start slowly, Mercedes may set the pace, while newcomers – and returning heroes – add huge interest

International Business Times UK

F1's Lewis Hamilton Marks 20 Years as Kim Kardashian Rumour Sparks Buzz Amid Australian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton marks 20 years in Formula 1 with a reflective message as he prepares for a new season and an eighth title bid.

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Five things to look out for at F1’s Australian GP

The 2026 Formula 1 season begins in Melbourne this weekend and there is a lot to watch out for

The Independent UK

Claire Williams reveals why she’s backing George Russell for F1 title

Russell heads into the season-opening race in Australisa as the bookmakers’ favourite

The Independent UK

New rules, new hope? Why Lewis Hamilton’s 2026 season is F1 legend’s final roll of the dice

COMMENT: A radical regulation shake-up has reinvigorated 41-year-old Hamilton, so lost after a terrible 2025 with Ferrari. Yet ahead of race one in Australia on Sunday, Kieran Jackson explains why these next few months will define the final chapter in the story of Britain’s greatest-ever racing driver

The Independent UK

F1 rule change Q&A: Jamie Chadwick assesses new regulations ahead of 2026 season

The new campaign gets under way in Melbourne this weekend.

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A Handy Guide To Every F1 Driver’s Wife Or Girlfriend Ahead Of The Aussie Grand Prix

Will Lewis and Kim K hard-launch in Melbourne?

AAP

'We're in the mix': Piastri positive about Melbourne GP

With all new 2026 cars, Oscar Piastri doesn't know if he can win the Australian grand prix but feels his McLaren team have been making good progress.

AAP

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

Oscar Piastri is attempting to become Australia's first F1 world champion in 46 years and the traits he needs to do so have been there since he was a teen.

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