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Jenson Button flags Aston Martin problem amid troubled start at Australian GP

Jenson Button says Aston Martin’s minimal Friday running in Melbourne has left the team learning nothing as reliability fears continue

Motorsport

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

'Very thin': inside the figures propping up Grand Prix

As the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix gets under way and race fever takes over Melbourne, some are asking if taxpayers' millions could be better spent.

AAP

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United managing injury concerns for Perth play-in test

Melbourne face injury worries but coach Dean Vickerman takes confidence from a strong record in Perth heading into the NBL play-in clash with the Wildcats.

AAP

F1 standings after Hungarian GP as Kimi Antonelli extends lead over Russell and Hamilton

Antonelli extended his lead to 50 points ahead of the mid-season break

The Independent UK

J'maine Hopgood banned after Parramatta's horror loss

Queensland representative J'maine Hopgood has received a one-game suspension in the fallout from Parramatta's horror round-one loss to Melbourne.

AAP

F1 Boss Sparks Rumours Kim K Is In Melbourne With Invite To Lewis Hamilton’s Grand Prix Race

“I mean we’d have to think about things a bit differently if she turned up. We’ve certainly got a spare seat for her.”

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New rules and high expectations: can Oscar Piastri break Australia’s F1 drought?

The Australian Grand Prix launches the 2026 Formula 1 (F1) season at Melbourne’s Albert Park on Sunday.

The Conversation

Coach not convinced Grant is better than Storm great

While lauding the contribution of his captain Harry Grant, coach Craig Bellamy isn't convinced he's a better hooker than Melbourne club legend Cameron Smith.

AAP

FIA cuts recoverable energy in F1 qualifying to stop extreme tactics

Melbourne is a critical F1 race in terms of energy management, and the FIA has decided to intervene with a new cap on recoverable energy available in qualifying and the grand prix

Autosport

Melbourne comedy festival turns 40: tell us your most chaotic stories – from the audience or the stage

We want to hear about the funniest, strangest or most disastrous moments in 40 years of MICF history – whether you are a punter, comedian or crew

The Guardian - AU

United advance to NBL play-in, end JackJumpers' season

Melbourne United have booked a date with the Perth Wildcats after outlasting the depleted Tasmania JackJumpers by 14 points.

AAP

Why Mercedes is so confident about overtaking in Australian GP when rivals aren't

While many drivers have been downbeat about overtaking possibilities at Albert Park and the energy-management requirements of the venue for the F1 season opener, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli have sounded far more optimistic

Autosport

Melbourne won't make or break F1 favourite Russell

Mercedes' George Russell expects plenty of twists and turns in a long Formula One season as he manages huge expectations as the championship favourite.

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The Guardian - AU

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

Motorsport

“He’s just super excited”: Charles Leclerc plays down Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari reset

Ferrari’s drivers are upbeat heading to Melbourne

AAP

Sick lap: Kostecki chunders his way to Supercars win

Brodie Kostecki has given everything to win from pole position in the opening Supercars race in Melbourne, after vomiting in his helmet during qualifying.

The Conversation

For 27 years, the Kyle and Jackie O Show indulged Australia’s most vulgar, sexist impulses

The astonishingly successful Kyle and Jackie O radio show on KIIS FM is dead.

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Autosport

Just 25 laps in Melbourne? The key questions behind Aston Martin and Honda’s F1 crisis

Aston Martin acknowledges in advance that finishing the Australian Grand Prix will be impossible. But where exactly do Honda and Adrian Newey’s team stand? Four key questions answered

The Guardian - AU

Aston Martin reveal fears over nerve damage will prevent F1 team from finishing Australian GP

Aston Martin have admitted that Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will not be able to complete even half the race at the season-opening Australian GP in Melbourne

The Independent UK

Why Aston Martin has warned its drivers of ‘permanent nerve damage’ at F1 Australian GP

Aston team principal Adrian Newey revealed the alarming revelation in Melbourne before the F1 2026 season opener, with drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll at risk during longer stints on the track

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.

Motorsport

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

Motorsport

Why Valtteri Bottas has a grid penalty for 2026 Australian GP – already

The Cadillac driver will lose five places on the starting grid in Melbourne, after sitting the 2025 season out

The Independent UK

How F1 has averted 2026 season-opening disaster in Australia amid Middle East chaos

With around 500 people needing new routes after typical transit hubs in Doha and Dubai were closed, F1 pulled out all the stops to get key personnel to Melbourne for the first race of the 2026 season this weekend

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