Catch up on all the events and reaction to FP3 and qualifying for Formula One’s opening grand prix weekend of the 2025 season in Melbourne

Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri slid onto the grass in an eventful F1 race in Melbourne. Lewis Hamilton finished 10th in Ferrari debut.

McLaren’s Lando Norris won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix, with the Brit just managing to stay ahead of Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in Sunday’s race.

Follow live updates from Formula One’s opening grand prix, where the wet conditions caused three retirements inside the opening two laps

After months of speculation, the 2025 Formula 1 season is here. And the season-opening Australian Grand Prix may deliver pure chaos. Rain and showers in Melbourne have lingered into the afternoon, and the wet conditions even forced the cancellation of the F2 race that was scheduled for earlier in the day.

McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as his teammate Oscar Piastri joined him on the front row.

Whilst Lando Norris secured the first win of the year, the Australian Grand Prix will be remembered for McLaren's demand for Oscar Piastri to 'hold his position' against his team-mate, contrasting with Zak Brown's message that his drivers are free to race.

Piastri, who won two races last year, flew around his home Albert Park circuit on soft tyres in an eye-catching one minute 15.921 seconds.

Lando Norris has taken pole position in the first qualifying session of the 2025 Formula 1 season. The McLaren star will start Sunday's race on the front row alongside teammate Oscar Piastri, who was less than a tenth of a second behind in the timings.