Lewis Hamilton says he was unable to attack his team mate for third place in the closing stage of the Australian Grand Prix because his car was overheating.
2022 Australian Grand Prix articles archive
‘We should have been fighting for a win’ rues Sainz after early retirement
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says problems on Saturday and Sunday in Melbourne cost him the chance to fight for victory.
Second retirement in three races is “unacceptable” – Verstappen
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said his second retirement in the third race of the year was “unacceptable” following his latest technical problem in the Australian Grand Prix.
Stroll reaches eight penalty points after sanction for weaving
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll has been given his eighth penalty point after the stewards determined he broke the rules while defending his position from Valtteri Bottas during the Australian Grand Prix.
Leclerc takes dominant Australian Grand Prix win as Verstappen retires
2022 Australian Grand Prix summary
Posted onCharles Leclerc dominated the Australian Grand Prix to take his second victory of the season after Max Verstappen retired from second place with a technical problem.
2022 Australian Grand Prix championship points
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc leads the drivers championship by 24 points ahead of George Russell after the Australian Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen falls to sixth place.
2022 Australian Grand Prix race result
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc has won the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Sergio Perez and George Russell.
Rate the race: 2022 Australian Grand Prix
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2022 Australian Grand Prix.
2022 Australian Grand Prix in pictures
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Posted onThe 2022 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne in pictures.
Removing fourth DRS zone at Albert Park was “unnecessary” – Symonds
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 technical director Pat Symonds criticised the decision to remove the fourth DRS zone which was added to Albert Park for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.
Sainz’s setback leaves Leclerc vulnerable to dual-pronged Red Bull attack
2022 Australian Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onCharles Leclerc has pole position but his team mate’s misfortune means Red Bull have strength in numbers in the fight for victory.
McLaren’s leap forward in Melbourne down to tyres and track – Norris
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris is under no illusions that his fourth place on the grid in Australia shows McLaren have solved their problems with their car.
‘On one run I literally couldn’t see’: Low light taxes drivers in late end to qualifying
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers found it hard to see where they were going at the end of qualifying in Melbourne, which finished shortly before sunset.
New DRS zone which FIA removed was “much safer than Jeddah” – Verstappen
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen criticised the FIA’s decision to remove the new DRS zone from the Albert Park circuit on safety grounds.
Perez in the clear after yellow flag investigation
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Australian Grand Prix stewards have taken no further action against Sergio Perez after investigating him for speeding under yellow flags in Q2.
Ferrari “shouldn’t have these problems” fumes Sainz after Q3 “disaster”
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr did not hide his frustration after a series of events in qualifying left him ninth on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix.
Albon disqualified over fuel sample, will be allowed to start race
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon has been disqualified from the results of qualifying after the stewards ruled his car did not contain enough fuel for a test sample as required by the rules.
Leclerc and Zhou cleared, Tsunoda reprimanded for driving too slowly
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc has kept his pole position for the Australian Grand Prix despite exceeding the maximum lap time by well over 30 seconds.
Bringing updates for Mercedes “doesn’t make any sense” at the moment – Wolff
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says it is not worth bringing updates for their W13 while they are still trying to understand the problems they have with it.
Verstappen says he has “unbelievable” inconsistency in grip on soft tyres
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen again questioned the consistency of the grip from his tyres after qualifying second for the Australian Grand Prix.