Australian Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso given penalty for incident that led to George Russell crash Alonso handed 20-second time penalty that drops him from sixth place to eighth Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2024
“Brutal” F1 Australian GP double DNF leaves Wolff struggling for positives Lewis Hamilton parked up with a power unit failure, the cause of which is yet to be determined, on lap 15 of a race won by Carlos Sainz after Max Verstappen retired with an early brake fire. Motorsport · Mar 24, 2024
Perez: Sainz would have "absolutely" won F1 Australian GP against Verstappen Polesitter Verstappen reported a stuck brake from the start of the Melbourne race and after the issue made him lose the lead to Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman's right rear brake finally gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire. Motorsport · Mar 24, 2024
"Brutal" F1 Australian GP double DNF leaves Wolff struggling to see positives Lewis Hamilton parked up with a power unit failure, the cause of which is yet to be determined, on lap 15 of a race won by Carlos Sainz after Max Verstappen retired with an early brake fire. Autosport · Mar 24, 2024
Alonso penalised for driving action in Russell incident in F1 Australian GP Mercedes racer Russell wiped out from seventh place two laps from the chequered flag in Melbourne while chasing after the Aston Martin driver. He lost the rear axle through Turn 6 to skate over the gravel, hit the Turn 7 wall before bouncing back into the middle of the circuit. Autosport · Mar 24, 2024
Rating the 2024 F1 Australian GP race As the Red Bull driver suffered a brake problem at the start of the race, his Ferrari rival took control early on and never relinquished it, scoring his first win since last year's Singapore GP. Motorsport · Mar 24, 2024
Russell, Alonso under investigation over "bizarre" incident in F1 Australian GP The pair were battling for sixth place in the closing stages of the Albert Park race, with Russell closing in on Alonso, having pitted later and with the benefit of fresher tyres. Autosport · Mar 24, 2024
Russell, Alonso under investigation over "bizarre" incident in Australian GP The pair were battling for sixth place in the closing stages of the Albert Park race, with Russell closing in on Alonso, having pitted later and with the benefit of fresher tyres. Motorsport · Mar 24, 2024
Carlos Sainz wins Australian F1 Grand Prix in one-two finish for Ferrari Ferrari recorded a one-two finish with Charles Leclerc second after Max Verstappen was forced to retire early due to mechanical problems The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2024
2024 F1 Australian GP results: Carlos Sainz wins Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris at the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles. Autosport · Mar 24, 2024
F1 Australian GP: Sainz leads Leclerc home for Ferrari 1-2, Verstappen retires early 1:20'26.843 Autosport · Mar 24, 2024
2024 F1 Australian GP results: Carlos Sainz wins, Verstappen retires Sainz beat Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris at the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday after polesitter Max Verstappen retired early on with mechanical troubles. Motorsport · Mar 24, 2024
F1 Australian GP: Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2 after Verstappen retirement After he took the lead from Verstappen on the second lap with a pass around the outside at Turn 10, Sainz maintained the lead throughout the entirety of the race - and his victory in the 58-lap race was enshrined a lap early when George Russell crashed out at Turn… Motorsport · Mar 24, 2024
Hamilton: 2024 Mercedes F1 car has "spikes" of promise that "disappear" The seven-time F1 world champion was eliminated in Q2 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, having previously scored eight pole positions in Melbourne. He missed out on the top 10 shootout to team-mate George Russell by 0.05 seconds. Autosport · Mar 23, 2024
Motorsport · Mar 23, 2024 F1 Australian GP: Verstappen takes pole ahead of Sainz, Perez Verstappen had not headlined a single session across the weekend so far, but dialled in his pace throughout the qualifying sessions and found a quarter-second advantage at the very end to deny Ferrari a chance at pole.
Autosport · Mar 23, 2024 F1 Australian GP: Leclerc keeps Ferrari in front in final practice Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in the session.
Motorsport · Mar 23, 2024 F1 Australian GP: Leclerc snatches FP3 headline time from Verstappen, Sainz Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in the session.
Motorsport · Mar 22, 2024 "Punchy" Pirelli tyre choice could promote two-stop F1 race in Australia Traditionally the event has been seen as a one-stopper, but this year Pirelli opted to go a step softer than previously and bring its C3, C4 and C5 compounds in an attempt to create more interesting strategy choices.
Autosport · Mar 22, 2024 "Punchy" Pirelli F1 tyre choice could produce two-stop Australian GP Traditionally, the event has been seen as a one-stopper, but this year Pirelli opted to go a step softer than previously and bring its C3, C4 and C5 compounds in an attempt to create more interesting strategy choices.
Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2024 Ben Ainslie interview: Sailing icon hoping Mercedes F1 link-up can inspire historic America's Cup triumph Ineos Britannia have formed a partnership with the Silver Arrows, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both taking a keen interest
Motorsport · Mar 22, 2024 Hamilton "least confident" ever with Mercedes W15 F1 car in Australia After his team made changes since the last race in Jeddah, the seven-time world champion said that the car felt the best it had ever felt at the start of FP1.
Autosport · Mar 22, 2024 What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2024 Australian GP A brief excursion at Turn 1 mattered little to Charles Leclerc. He was already on top of the Formula 1 pile in FP2, prior to his brief off towards the end of the session, having beaten Max Verstappen by almost four-tenths of a second.
Autosport · Mar 22, 2024 Mercedes' F1 set-up changes "massively backfired" - Wolff The Silver Arrows camp arrived in Melbourne optimistic about taking a “huge step forward”, with Lewis Hamilton defending the W15 as an “amazing car” and not being an “evil sister”.
Autosport · Mar 22, 2024 2024 F1 Australian GP results: Leclerc fastest in practice Lando Norris was fastest in first practice, setting a 1m18.564s lap, while Leclerc paced FP2 with a quickest time of 1m17.277s.
Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2024 Max Verstappen and Alex Albon damage cars in Australian Grand Prix practice Chaos off the track and calm on it has been the theme for Max Verstappen and Red Bull in the early part of the 2024 season.