F1 Australian Grand Prix 2026 highlights
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George Russell leads a Mercedes one-two at the Australian Grand Prix while Ferrari settle for third and fourth. See the full finish order and race takeaways.
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The opening race of F1's new era in Australia left the drivers with mixed feelings about what the sport had become, writes Andrew Benson.
Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Sona Maleterova, Ahmad AlShehab / The Athletic has live coverage from first round of the F1 Australian Grand Prix. Forget everything you thought you knew. That’s not a cliché — in 2026,
IT’S race week for Formula One for the first time in 2026. The season gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, with lights out in Melbourne on Sunday from 4am UK time. But
The new F1 season is upon is, and it's a blank canvas in the paddock, where teams have been preparing for the new rulebook. So what has changed?