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Tougher tests aimed at restricting the flexibility of rear wings have been introduced for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.

Tougher tests aimed at restricting the flexibility of rear wings have been introduced for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.

Tougher tests aimed at restricting the flexibility of rear wings have been introduced for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.

Ferrari drivers are always the centre of attention in F1 paddocks around the world. But the signing of Lewis Hamilton took the Ferrari craze in Melbourne to another level at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, with red tifosi hats competing with the papaya-orange-clad supporters of McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris as they witnessed a seven-time world champion gearing up for his debut in ...Keep reading

Stefano Domenicali has shared his excitement about the future for F1, with the sport’s President and CEO anticipating a thrilling 2025 season that will feature a “different situation” at every race as well as tipping Lewis Hamilton to win races for Ferrari.

Toto Wolff has admitted that he forgot at certain times during the Australian Grand Prix that Lewis Hamilton was no longer driving for Mercedes, with the weekend marking the first without Hamilton at the team since 2012.

The F1 season came back with a bang in Melbourne, with the opening race of the season throwing up plenty of chaotic moments. But amid the spins, crashes and changeable conditions, Lando Norris emerged with the victory for a dominant McLaren team.

Lando Norris was the man to beat at the Australian Grand Prix – but a brand new feature on F1 TV shows just how close Oscar Piastri got to his team mate during their Qualifying battle for pole position.

Charles Leclerc could not find many positives from a “tricky” first race of the season in Australia that saw him trail home in eighth place behind a slew of midfield runners, with his team mate Lewis Hamilton down in P10.

Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing have dominated the NASCAR Cup at Las Vegas for the last three seasons, which has also been the case in the first four races of the new year. But Sunday showcased the strengths of drivers outside of the Hendrick and JGR-circle like Berry, Suarez, and Preece as they raced towards the front. The plethora of pit road issues for some of the sport's biggest ...Keep reading

Lando Norris mastered a dramatic Australian Grand Prix that had it all, from sporadic rain showers and Safety Cars to spins and crashes. Lando Norris was the big winner for McLaren, but there was pain for many of his rivals. Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from Melbourne’s Albert Park.

Christian Horner has backed Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar to bounce back from a difficult Australian Grand Prix that saw both drivers fail to reach the chequered flag.

The FIA have released a statement confirming that a new rear wing deflection test will be introduced from the Chinese Grand Prix onwards, a decision taken following the season-opening race in Australia over the weekend.

Winner: Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez, Ducati Team
Photo by: Ducati Corse

If his Thai GP win on the opening weekend of the season was remarkable only for its sheer dominance, Marc’s defeat of his brother Alex in Argentina was a real testament to his ability to adapt under pressure. Despite being stretched to the limit and losing the lead for much of the race, Marc changed his ...Keep reading

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko was left unimpressed by Isack Hadjar’s behavior after the French Formula 1 driver burst into tears at the Australian Grand Prix.
Hadjar’s misery stemmed from his wet-weather crash on the formation lap of the Albert Park race, which happened as early as Turn 2 and meant he was unable to take his very first grand prix start.
Hadjar was inconsolable on his way ...Keep reading

Red Bull is aiming to introduce upgrades within "three to five races" to cure its main deficit compared to McLaren, says team advisor Helmut Marko.
The team of world champion Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson has started the new season behind defending constructors' champion McLaren, which had already been quickest in Bahrain testing and confirmed its form in the opening Australian Grand ...Keep reading

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 the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Teaming Norris up with McLaren as one of the two ...Keep reading

The FIA is imposing stricter load deflection tests for Formula 1 rear wings at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix after analysing Melbourne footage.
As part of a clampdown on teams exploiting aerodynamic elasticity to an undesirable degree, the FIA told teams over the off-season that it would impose stricter loads tests for both front and rear wings.
The front wing clampdown will be ...Keep reading

Anthony Hamilton has revealed why he rushed to greet Isack Hadjar in the paddock following the Racing Bulls driver’s formation lap shunt at the Australian Grand Prix.

Melbourne saw Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Jack Doohan, Gabriel Bortoleto and near-rookies Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman all begin their first full-time F1 seasons. In the trickiest of conditions around a punishing track there was a very mixed range of outcomes.