Australia, Formula 1 and Max Verstappen

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Formula 1 opens its season at the Australian GP with plenty of questions
Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland signs autographs as he arrives ahead of the first practice session for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday,...

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Formula 1: Ahead of the Australian GP, Max Verstappen says technical changes are complicated
Max Verstappen 'not having fun' driving new F1 cars after Australian GP qualifying crash
Motor racing-Russell and Mercedes dominate Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes driver George Russell struck ⁠the first blow in the Formula One championship as he claimed an emphatic victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Kimi Antonelli and...

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George Russell’s title bid off to perfect start in chaotic new era of overtaking
Australian Grand Prix RECAP: Lap-by-lap updates as the biggest rule changes in F1 history are put to the test in Melbourne
Verdict on the start of F1’s new era: five talking points from the Australian GP
There was no little sound and fury about how the new regulations have affected the racing, with the energy management aspect in particular taking a pasting.

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George Russell wins Australian Grand Prix ahead of Kimi Antonelli – as it happened
Norris, Verstappen and Hamilton slam ‘worst’ F1 cars after torrid Australian GP qualifying

George Russell wins Formula 1’s Australian GP as Mercedes goes 1-2

George Russell wins a dramatic season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and Mercedes seals a 1-2 with Kimi Antonelli.
The Register-Herald

McLaren's Oscar Piastri crashes out on the way to the grid for Formula 1's Australian GP

Oscar Piastri crashes on the way to the grid and drops out of his home Australian Grand Prix. On Sunday, he loses control exiting turn four and hits the barrier.
The Hill

Verstappen takes pole for Chinese GP to extend F1 dominance. Hamilton 18th

SHANGHAI (AP) — Max Verstappen of Red Bull has completed a Formula 1 double, taking the pole Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix just hours after winning the first F1 sprint of the season. Teammate Sergio Perez will start alongside Verstappen on Sunday ...

A long-shot American dream hits the F1 grid as Cadillac debuts at the Australian GP

Cadillac brings a new American team to the Formula 1 grid as the season opens in Australia. The team makes its racing debut this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix
The Daily Star

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

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

Mercedes' George Russell wins F1 season-opener as polarizing rule change takes effect

George Russell of Mercedes won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, heralding a new era for Formula 1 after a sweeping regulation change that has sparked polarizing r

F1 Australian Grand Prix briefing: George Russell wins as Ferrari’s strategy backfires

George Russell had to work for it, but he and Mercedes sent a message with a season opening F1 win in the 2026 Australian Grand Prix