Australian Grand Prix
The Australian behind Mercedes’ F1 victory in Melbourne
Australian Kim Keedle was given the late call-up to help Mercedes with George Russell’s trainer stuck in the Middle East, with the Brit going on to win the season opener in Melbourne.
- Billie Eder
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Agitated, exasperated and facing an accusation avalanche: Security boss in bizarre press event
Micky Ahuja’s defence essentially boils down to a view that he is simultaneously the most unlucky and most unfairly targeted man in the nation.
- Bevan Shields
Lando Norris fears cars could ‘fly over fences’ under new Formula 1 rules
A month after describing the new cars as “fun to drive”, the world champion has changed his tune.
- Tom Cary
Australian Grand Prix as it happened: Piastri breaks down his gut-wrenching crash as attention turns to Shanghai
Recap all the news, action and talking points from the season’s first Formula 1 grand prix from Albert Park.
- Russell Bennett, Scott Spits, Hannah Kennelly, Matthew Clayton and Selma Milovanovic
‘The disappointment is even greater’: Hometown curse continues as Russell triumphs amid the carnage
A crestfallen Oscar Piastri apologised to fans who turned up hoping to see an Australian on the podium for the first time in the event’s 30-year history at Albert Park.
- Hannah Kennelly
- Analysis
- Formula 1
‘Very dangerous by Leclerc’: Inside an epic battle for supremacy at Albert Park
The hometown hero didn’t make the start line, but here’s how the race unfolded.
- Matthew Clayton
- Analysis
- Formula 1
The driver, the car, or both? How Piastri crashed out in Melbourne before the race even started
The Melburnian didn’t even make it to the start of Sunday’s 58-lap race, crashing his McLaren on the formation lap to the grid. We break down what happened.
- Matthew Clayton
F1’s most authentic star: Why Max Verstappen refuses to play the game
Max Verstappen isn’t in Formula 1 to waste anyone’s time – not yours, not his team’s and certainly not his.
- Matthew Clayton
- Exclusive
- Investigations
‘Let me hook you up’: $100m probe no hurdle for disgraced security high-flyer
As politicians line up to blast Coles over its use of Micky Ahuja’s security company, a sting operation has caught the disgraced company boss thumbing his nose at the Australian authorities.
- Nick McKenzie, Cameron Houston, Garry McNab and Nick Newling