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F1: George Russell says favourite tag 'doesn't change anything"
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (391+ words) George Russell said on Thursday that being considered the favourite to be world champion this year was a compliment, but the Mercedes star was adamant that anything could happen in a 24-race season. Mercedes caught the eye in pre-season testing…...
Shock move by Verstappen, new champion & more F1 predictions for 2026
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (1287+ words) The Australian Grand Prix will mark not just the start of a new season but the start of a whole new era for Formula 1, with numerous radical changes set to shake up the previously established hierarchy. Which teams and drivers…...
The best preview content ahead of the new Formula 1 season
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (178+ words) A new season, and a whole new era, of Formula 1 is here, and ahead of the action getting underway at the Australian Grand Prix, Flashscore has you covered with a wide variety of preview content! There have been changes aplenty…...
Australian GP F1: Lap Records, Winners & Albert Park History
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (1078+ words) Every time the Formula 1 season opener is around the corner, the eyes of the racing world aim at Australia, where the iconic Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne hosts the traditional season opener. Flashscore takes you through the highlights and history…...
Australian GP: Valtteri Bottas will not serve grid penalty in Melbourne on Formula 1 return
12+ hour, 58+ min ago (366+ words) Finland's Valtteri Bottas will not be beginning the Cadillac era of his Formula 1 career with a five-place grid penalty, after an offence from 2024 has been ruled no longer valid. Bottas was served the five-place grid penalty for causing a collision…...
'The protection of civilians' top priority for F1 as they ponder calendar changes
18+ hour, 25+ min ago (358+ words) FIA chief Mohammed Ben Sulayem said "safety and wellbeing" will guide decision-making with Formula One's calendar plunged into uncertainty by the war in the Middle East. This weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix has been hit by travel chaos but is…...
MotoGP boss says it will be 'very difficult' for Qatar GP to go ahead, adding to F1 doubts
21+ hour, 38+ min ago (344+ words) The night race at "the Lusail circuit outside Doha is scheduled from April 10-12, the same weekend that "Formula 1 is due to race in nearby Bahrain. Formula 1 has said it is monitoring the situation in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, "which hosts…...
F1 entering a new era down under with Lando Norris set to be dethroned
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (656+ words) A new era in Formula 1 revs up this week with Lando Norris starting his world title defence and Cadillac making their debut at a wide-open Australian Grand Prix that will test the impact of sweeping rule changes. McLaren ace Norris…...
Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Formula One season
2+ day, 10+ min ago (1321+ words) The Formula One fires up its engines on the first weekend of March 2026, marking the start of a new era with plenty of stories to tell: fresh car designs, new power units, new teams, and the return of veteran drivers....
F1 teams and staff chartering flights to Melbourne to avoid Aus GP delay
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (499+ words) Australian Formula One chief Travis Auld said Monday travel chaos due to US-Israeli strikes on Iran is not expected to impact the season-opening Grand Prix, but some 1,000 race staff have had to scramble and change flights. Many of the drivers,…...