The 2024 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in pictures.
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Melbourne confirms Mercedes’ slide to F1’s fifth-fastest team
Lap time watch: 2024 Australian GP
Posted onMercedes are at the bottom of the top five teams in Australia but Ferrari found a significant chunk of time compared to last year.
2024 Australian Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from qualifying day for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.
Leclerc leads top three teams covered by a tenth of a second as practice ends
Formula 1
Posted onCharels Leclerc was the quickest driver in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix as one tenth of a second covered the top four drivers.
Are Williams right to bench Sargeant so Albon can race after crash?
Debates and Polls
Posted onLogan Sargeant has been forced to give up his car for team mate Alexander Albon, who crashed in practice. Did Williams make the right call?
Leclerc leads Verstappen, Hamilton only 18th in second practice
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc put Ferrari at the top of the times at the end of the first day of running for the Australian Grand Prix.
2024 Australian Grand Prix practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.
Norris fastest, Albon crashes in eventful and close start to practice
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris was quickest of all in a frantic opening practice session in Melbourne interrupted by a heavy crash for Williams’ Alexander Albon.
Analysis: Your highest and lowest-rated Formula 1 grands prix of the last 15 years
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen’s victories may have become routine during 2023 but none of them were RaceFans’ readers’ lowest-rated race of the season.
F1 shows why NASCAR will struggle to recreate yesterday’s ‘Canada 2010’ drama
News Focus
Posted onNASCAR’s crazy Cup race at Bristol on Sunday left fans, drivers and crew chiefs eager for more. But F1 shows soft tyres are no silver bullet.
When and where to watch the Australian GP, IndyCar and more this weekend
TV Times
Posted onIt’s race week! Formula 1 heads to Albert Park this weekend. Here’s how to watch the Australian Grand Prix and more.
How Hamilton and Ecclestone’s escalating feud prompted Massa’s new mission
News Focus
Posted onLewis Hamilton told the world not to listen to “old voices” like Bernie Ecclestone. Unfortunately for him, Felipe Massa has done just that.
Is the FIA right to make ten seconds the new standard for penalties?
Debates and Polls
Posted onIs the FIA right to increase its standard time penalty in Formula 1 from five to ten seconds? Have your say in this week’s poll.
Caption Competition 238: Vasseur makes a point
Caption Competition
Posted onWhat is Frederic Vasseur saying to Alessandro Alunni Bravi here? Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
The great go-slows: 10 times F1 drivers threw out the anchor – for different reasons
Formula 1
Posted onHaas did nothing new by telling Kevin Magnussen to slow down last weekend – Formula 1 drivers have had many other reasons to back off before.
“So I’ve got nothing to worry about?” – The best unheard team radio from Jeddah
Formula 1
Posted onA selection of the best unheard team radio messages in Jeddah from Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and other drivers.
“My tyres are dying”: Stroll’s short-lived struggle until he hit the wall
Formula 1
Posted onAfter a solid start to his season in Bahrain, Lance Stroll endured a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix which was as tough as it was brief.
“He’s so fast”: How Hamilton saw his fruitless pursuit of Norris
Formula 1
Posted on“That’s impressive through the high-speed” said Lewis Hamilton when he saw how Lando Norris’ McLaren tackled Jeddah’s fastest corners.
Single win for Williams while Red Bull rack up 114 in 20 seasons to overtake them
2024 Saudi Arabian GP stats and facts
Posted onSince arriving in F1 20 years ago Red Bull have beaten Williams’ wins tally while they scored just a single win. Here’s the stats from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
“You need to go more slowly”: The radio calls behind Haas’s controversial point
Formula 1
Posted onHaas infuriated their rivals by ordering one driver to delay other cars so his team mate could score a point. Their radio chatter reveals how.