Because Formula 1 teams try to hide their capabilities during preseason testing, the first race often shows who is fast and who is not.

This weekend Max Verstappen begins his quest for a fifth consecutive Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship, a feat that has happened just once in the sport, when Michael Schumacher secured five titles from 2000 to 2004. But ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Verstappen reiterated that he is not the current favorite as the season begins.

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Despite that run of success, Piastri dismissed any notions of a “Red Bull-style cycle of dominance” ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The F1 2025 season is upon us, which means it's time to make our boldest predictions about how the Australian Grand Prix will shape up.

Oscar Piastri is quietly confident he can become the first Aussie driver to win the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. He's aiming for it this weekend.

Home racer Oscar Piastri put McLaren top of the timesheets in the final free practice before Australian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday while Haas rookie Oliver Bearman spun out to trigger a second red flag in two days.

Lewis Hamilton is all set to embark on a new chapter with Ferrari in 2025, and he revealed his race target ahead of the opening race of the season in Melbourne.

McLaren’s hometown hero Oscar Piastri led a super-competitive final practice session Saturday for Sunday's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix with the Australian just 39 one-thousandths of a second ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell.