Tears, tribulations and impressing Toto – F1 rookies round-up
Despite the majority having previous Formula 1 experience, history will reflect that six rookies started the 2025 season at the Australian Grand Prix – and it was a chastening experience for all but one of them. While the changeable conditions saw four crash out, plus one endured a tough weekend and finished last, Andrea Kimi […]
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. Williams may be a quintessentially British team but this wasn’t a case of it indulging […]
Will Red Bull regret taking Lawson instead of Tsunoda for F1 2025?
Red Bull ‘rookie’ Liam Lawson will begin the 2025 Australian Grand Prix from 18th on the grid after being eliminated in the first segment of qualifying. Yuki Tsunoda – the man now parked in the Racing Bulls sister squad after being passed over for promotion in favour of Lawson – made it all the way […]
Piastri quickest from Russell in FP3 as Bearman crashes again
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topped a convoluted final practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen, where Oliver Bearman crashed out again for Haas. Under overcast skies at Albert Park, several frontrunners had headed out on the hard tyres before Bearman’s immediate incident, but when the one-hour session resumed with […]
Former F1 team boss Colin Crabbe, the man who gave Ronnie Peterson his chance
As the head of his small Formula 1 team, Colin Crabbe, who has died aged 82, was the man who gave Ronnie Peterson his big break. It was just before Crabbe’s 27th birthday when his Antique Automobiles team made its F1 debut in 1969, in the non-championship Madrid Grand Prix at the brand-new Jarama circuit, with […]
Marko rules Red Bull out of Australian GP victory with podium the «maximum» to aim for
Red Bull is pinning its Australian Grand Prix hopes on Sunday’s forecast rain and Max Verstappen’s proven ability to drag maximum performance out of whatever car he’s driving. That was the verdict of the team’s long-time ‘driver advisor’, Helmut Marko, after a practice session in which both Red Bull drivers were dogged by handling issues. […]
Rounding-up media day for the Australian Grand Prix
Excitement is building in Melbourne for the 2025 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend. So, Autosport’s Filip Cleeren and Emily Selleck are live from Albert Park’s Melbourne Walk to round-up the first media day of the forthcoming campaign. Plenty of topics arise, with particular focus on the hometown heroes of Jack Doohan and […]
McLaren’s subtle dig at Red Bull sets stage for intriguing 2025 F1 fight
This time last year all the talk in the paddock at testing and the Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain centred around the disarray at Red Bull and Christian Horner’s WhatsApp controversy. The behind-the-scenes power struggle eventually resulted in a truce, and Horner staying in power, but not without rival teams trying to take advantage […]
Hamilton Ferrari love-in must now become strictly business at Australian Grand Prix
It seems strange to suggest, after winning six world championships and some 84 grand prix with Mercedes, that Lewis Hamilton needed a new lease of life in Formula 1 – but that is exactly what he has enjoyed since moving to Ferrari. The news of his switch to Italy was announced over a year ago […]