Formula One

New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson was brutally sacked by Red Bull two races into the season. (AP PHOTO)
Formula One
Staff Writers

Formula One demotion 'tough', says Kiwi Lawson

New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson has described his demotion from Formula One after just two races as 'tough', earning plenty of sympathy in racing circles.

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Yuki Tsunoda will become Max Verstappen’s latest teammate.
Formula One
Alan Baldwin

Tsunoda replaces Lawson at Red Bull in time for home GP

All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda next week as he takes over from Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen's Red Bull F1 teammate from his home grand prix in Japan.

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Liam Lawson is reportedly set to lose his role as Max Verstappen's Red Bull teammate. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Formula One
Staff Writers

Ricciardo’s Red Bull replacement on chopping block

Red Bull's search for the right driver to serve as teammate to four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen appears to have taken another twist.

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Australia's Oscar Piastri led the Chinese F1 Grand Prix from start to finish in Shanghai.
Formula One
Matt Shrivell

Piastri pressures world champion as standing skyrockets

Australia’s F1 superstar, Oscar Piastri, has flown up the driver standings after his superb victory in the Chinese Grand Prix and is putting pressure on the four-time world champion.

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Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes takes the chequered flag.
Formula One
Jake Santa Maria

Imperious Piastri leads McLaren one-two in China

Australia's Oscar Piastri has backed up his maiden pole with a superb victory at the Chinese Grand Prix to announce himself as a serious World Championship contender on Sunday.

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Oscar Piastri will start the Grand prix from pole.
Formula One
Aaron Kirby

Aussie Oscar lights up China with record maiden pole

Australian Formula One star Oscar Piastri has claimed his maiden Grand Prix pole position with a record lap in China.

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Sprint winner Lewis Hamilton celebrates in parc ferme after his first win for Ferrari.
Formula One
Staff Writers

Hamilton wins first race for Ferrari, Piastri comes second

Lewis Hamilton has won his first race for Ferrari, securing Saturday's Sprint victory from pole position, with Australian rising star Oscar Piastri second.

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Eddie Jordan and Michael Schumacher were friends until the end.
Formula One
Matt Shrivell

Eddie Jordan will take Schumacher ban with him to the grave

One of the most endearing and heartbreaking relationships in world sport has ended after Eddie Jordan died without the chance to say goodbye to his great mate Michael Schumacher.

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Tributes are flowing after the death of Eddie Jordan.
Formula One
Ben Sutton

Beloved F1 icon dies after aggressive cancer battle

‘We all have a huge hole missing without his presence.’

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The new F1 rule change won’t affect McLaren, says Australian F1 champion Lando Norris.
Formula One
Staff Writers

Norris denies F1 crackdown targeting McLaren

The British star hit back while being questioned over a move made by racing authorities ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix.

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Oscar Piastri talking to Max Verstappen.
Sport
Mitchell Johnson

The giant problem with F1 racing

MITCHELL JOHNSON: My dad loved watching the best drivers in the world go at it but not any more and this is why.

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Australian Formula One rookie Jack Doohan crashed on Sunday.
Formula One
Aaron Kirby

Doohan reveals what really caused him to crash out

Under pressure Australian Formula One rookie Jack Doohan has revealed there may have been more than driver error involved in the crash that ended his Australian Grand Prix in the opening laps.

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Oscar Piastri says there are plenty of positives to come out of his Melbourne campaign. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Formula One
Steve Larkin

Piastri and Doohan rapidly reset after Albert Park

Australian drivers Oscar Piastri and Jack Doohan say they'll rapidly reset after digesting disappointment from the Formula One opener in Melbourne.

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Liam Lawson crashed out 10 laps from the finish of the Australian Grand Prix.
Formula One
Ben McClellan

Horror F1 season start for Ricciardo Red Bull replacement

Liam Lawson has endured a weekend to forget as he made his racing debut alongside four-time champion Max Verstappen at the Melbourne Grand Prix.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 16: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes leads Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB21 and Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 16, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Formula One
Jake Santa Maria

AUSSIE DISASTER! Piastri spins out of contention

Oscar Pisatri has spun out of contention in Melbourne as the curse of the home Grand Prix strikes again!

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