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F1 Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates: Fernando Alonso Crashes; Huge Rain Update Puts Drivers On Alert

F1 Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates: Fernando Alonso Crashes; Huge Rain Update Puts Drivers On Alert

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Aus GP 2025 LIVE Updates, F1 Race LIVE© AFP Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates, F1 Race LIVE: Fernando Alonso crashed on Lap 34 of the Australian Grand Prix, bringing out the safety car and bunching up the grid. McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are first and second, while Max Verstappen is P3. Ferrari, meanwhile, have struggled for pace, with Charles Leclerc in fifth and Lewis Hamilton stuck in eighth. Earlier, Carlos Sainz crashed on his Williams debut, and so did rookies Jack Doohan and Isack Hadjar. The 2025 Formula 1 season is back, and we’re back at Melbourne, Australia for the season opener once again. A highly-anticipated season is on the cards, headlined by Lewis Hamilton’s blockbuster move to Ferrari ahead of this season. F1 Australian Grand Prix LIVE Updates, 2025 Aus GP Formula 1 Live Leaderboard, straight from Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne: March16202510:51 (IST) Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates, F1 Race LIVE: Split strategies! LAP 37/57 – Max Verstappen and Red Bull have opted for the hard tyres. McLaren duo Norris and …

Carlos Sainz Wins Australian GP In Ferrari 1-2 After Max Verstappen’s DNF

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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz surged to victory at the Australian Grand Prix Sunday to snap Red Bull’s winning start to the season after three-time world champion Max Verstappen sensationally failed to finish. The Spaniard, who had appendicitis surgery two weeks ago and missed the last race, took the chequered flag 2.3 seconds ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc, with McLaren’s Lando Norris a bold third. It was Sainz’s third grand prix win and first since Singapore last year. But it was a disastrous day for pole-sitter Verstappen, who limped out with smoke billowing from his car after being passed by front-row partner Sainz on lap two. “I have smoke, blue smoke, fire, fire,” the Dutchman said on the team radio before his first retirement in more than two years after what appeared to be a rear brake issue. It was also a horror race for Lewis Hamilton in his inconsistent Mercedes, with the British seven-time world champion suffering engine failure on lap 17. To add to Mercedes’ woes, teammate George Russell crashed heavily on the last lap …

Charles Leclerc Outpaces Max Verstappen In Second Practice For Australian Grand Prix

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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc went quickest ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, with Carlos Sainz third barely two weeks after surgery. Leclerc clocked a best lap round the Albert Park circuit of one minute 17.277 seconds, 0.381 clear of Red Bull’s Verstappen, who won in Melbourne last year from pole. Verstappen ran over a kerb late in first practice and damaged the floor of his car, meaning the team were still working on the issue when the second session started. The Dutchman eventually emerged as the last driver out after missing 22 minutes and he struggled initially to make inroads on medium tyres as others switched to softs. But when he made the tyre change he began flying to narrowly miss topping the timesheets. The Red Bull ace won the first two races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but they were overshadowed by turmoil within the team camp. The 26-year-old is hoping to put the off-track distractions behind him with records on the …

Carlos Sainz Set For Australian GP Return After Appendicitis Surgery

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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz came third behind the two Red Bulls in Bahrain GP.© AFP Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is set to be back in the cockpit at the Australian Grand Prix this week after recovering from surgery for appendicitis, the team said Wednesday. The Spaniard missed the last Formula One race in Saudi Arabia, with 18-year-old British reserve driver Oliver Bearman a late replacement. The teenage rookie finished an impressive seventh in his debut, driving with the cool aplomb of a seasoned campaigner to underline his huge potential. But Bearman is set to return to Formula 2 with Sainz fit again. “Carlos Sainz is expected to be back in the car, having had to miss Jeddah with appendicitis,” Ferrari said in its race preview. Sainz came third behind winner Max Verstappen and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez at the opening race of the season in Bahrain. Red Bull repeated the one-two feat in Jeddah, where Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc filled the podium. “We expect to be front runners on this track, which could produce a similar …

Max Verstappen Heavy Favourite In Melbourne As Red Bull Drama Rumbles On

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Max Verstappen will be heavy favourite to make it three wins from three this season as his Red Bull team attempt to put weeks of paddock intrigue behind them at the Australian Grand Prix. The Dutch three-time world champion emphatically led home teammate Sergio Perez in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the celebrations were overshadowed by team disunity and allegations against Christian Horner. The long-serving Red Bull boss was cleared of inappropriate conduct involving a woman colleague ahead of the season-opener in Sakhir and tried to put a lid on the drama in Jeddah. But the unnamed woman has appealed to Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of the all-conquering Formula One team. She has also reportedly lodged an official complaint to Formula One’s governing body the FIA, ensuring the saga will rumble on in Melbourne this weekend. Horner has guided Red Bull to six constructors’ and seven drivers’ world championships since 2005, including the last three won by Verstappen. But the star driver’s father, the former racer Jos Verstappen, claimed earlier this month that …