If he is to make a tilt at the Formula One world championship this season, Lando Norris can consider he made the case as leading contender definitively at the opening meeting of 2025. In weathering the storm for his win 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 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.
