DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jenson Button)  Q: Congratulations, George, you just won the Australian Grand Prix, but not only that, you’ve also just won the first F1 race of the new era. How are you feeling?George RUSSELL: Feeling incredible. It was a hell of a fight at the beginning. We […]

Mercedes took a 1-2 finish in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, with George Russell stretching to a confident win ahead of team-mate Kimi Antonelli after early battles with eventual third-place Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc. There was heartbreak before the start for hometown hero Oscar Piastri crashed on his laps to the grid. The Australian driver […]

Mercedes’ George Russell went quickest in final practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix beating Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by more than six tenths of a second in a session that was twice halted by red flags, the second for a heavy crash involving Russell’s team-mate Kimi Antonelli. The start of the last […]

DRIVERS1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: What a way to start the season, George, living up to the pre-season favourites tag. It’s been a great day and a great lap at the end. How was it?George RUSSELL: Yeah, it was a great day. We […]

George Russell took pole position for the opening race of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship, with team-mate Kimi Antonelli recovering from a practice crash and an incident-packed qualifying session to hand Mercedes a front-row lock out for the Australian Grand Prix. There was disappointment for Max Verstappen, however, as the Red Bull driver […]

Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 in the opening practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix as F1’s new era of competition kicked off in at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit. There was trouble for defending world champion Lando Norris, however, with the McLaren driver completing just seven laps before a gearbox […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Adrian NEWEY (Aston Martin), Graeme LOWDON (Cadillac)   Q: Adrian, perhaps we could start with you. The team’s been very open about its current challenges, both during testing and here in Melbourne. It looked like you had more issues in FP1. Just talk us through what the problems were, first of all, […]

Melbourne’s hometown hero Oscar Piastri topped the FP2 timesheet at the Albert Park Circuit, beating Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell by more than two tenths of a second. Meanwhile, Aston Martin recovered from a disastrous morning session to complete 28 laps in the afternoon, but the team’s woes continued as it managed power […]

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PART ONE – Nico HULKENBERG (Audi), Valtteri BOTTAS (Cadillac), George RUSSELL (Mercedes)   Q: George, why don’t we start with you. A lot has changed in Formula 1 this year. Just how confident are you and Mercedes feeling ahead of this first race?George RUSSELL: Well, I think there’s just an element of the unknown, excitement going into the […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 5 March 1330hrs  1400hrs Nico Hülkenberg (Audi)Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)George Russell (Mercedes) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) Friday, 6 March 1430hrs Adrian Newey (Aston Martin)Graeme Lowdon (Cadillac)Toto Wolff (Mercedes) Saturday, 7 March Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 8 March Post-Race First three finishing drivers