It was a dramatic start to the 2025 Formula 1 season in Melbourne as McLaren's Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix in wet conditions. Here is how the race unfolded in pictures.

The first race of the 2025 Formula One season delivered on the significant pre-season hype. Lando Norris emerged victorious in the rain to take victory in a dramatic and crash-strewn Australian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton's relationship with his new Ferrari team was pressure tested in Australia, where he finished a disappointing 10th on debut, and was frustrated by a bad strategy that cost him a potential victory,