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Race our writers! – Going all in on Norris key to early F1 Fantasy lead

Joshua Fernandes takes the plaudits as the first-ever leader of the Motorsport: Race our Writers league after a fine opening weekend of the F1 Fantasy competition. Having deployed the ‘Extra DRS’ chip on race winner Lando Norris, Fernandes bagged 3x points for the man who took the chequered flag at…

Motorsport · Mar 17, 2025

Lewis Hamilton low on confidence after poor Ferrari debut in Melbourne

The Briton finished ninth.

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2025

Alex Albon bright-eyed for Williams future after terrific Australian GP: ‘It will be an exciting year’

The Albert Park weekend showed a flash of success for Carlos Sainz but also showed that Albon’s risk may be paying off

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2025

Carlos Sainz inexplicably crashes out on Williams F1 debut in chaotic start to Australian GP

The Spanish driver lost the car while the pack were behind the safety car after Jack Doohan’s crash

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2025

Lando Norris wins F1 Australian Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen – as it happened

McLaren driver holds off challenge from the defending driver’s champion in treacherous conditions in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025

How resurgent Williams aims to avoid repeat of Brazil F1 wet-race fiasco

As Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz celebrated qualifying sixth and 10th at Albert Park in the 2025 Formula 1 opener, the joy at more evidence of the Williams team’s revival was tempered by the forecast of rain for race day. 

Autosport · Mar 15, 2025

F1 Australian GP: Norris beats Piastri to pole, Hamilton eighth for Ferrari

Lando Norris led Oscar Piastri in a McLaren 1-2 in qualifying for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen third and Lewis Hamilton down in eighth.

Autosport · Mar 15, 2025

Vowles explains Williams’ strong start to F1 2025, admits infrastructure caveat

Williams team principal James Vowles has attributed his squad’s strong early phase of the 2025 Formula 1 year to gains it has made on “low-hanging fruit” developments for its car and factory systems.

Motorsport · Mar 14, 2025

Billionaire climate campaigner Mike Cannon-Brookes defends buying private jet and sponsoring F1 team

Atlassian co-founder says he has ‘extremely rigorous carbon regime’ but makes ‘hard tradeoff’ to run global business and be ‘a constantly present dad’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2025

F1 Australian GP: Norris fastest in FP1 as Bearman crashes, Hamilton only 12th

McLaren’s Lando Norris topped first practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix ahead of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, with the action disrupted twice by two red flag stoppages.

Motorsport · Mar 14, 2025