Follow live updates from Formula One’s opening grand prix weekend of the 2025 season in Melbourne, Australia A very warm welcome one and all to the second day of track action on the opening weekend of the new Formula One season. And you know what that means…

Lando Norris claims pole in Melbourne as Lewis Hamilton eighth - McLaren secure impressive one-two ahead of first race of the season

The new Formula One season gets underway at Albert Park in Melbourne with anticipation high ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s debut for Ferrari. McLaren and their star driver Lando Norris are the favourites,

Lewis Hamilton qualified eighth-fastest in his Ferrari debut as McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.

If you want to catch the highlights of the main race, they are shown for free on Channel 4 at 1pm on Sunday, showcasing what went down in the first grand prix of the 2025 season. Channel 4 brings you the highlights of every qualifying session, sprint, and race throughout the season for free.

Here is a guide that tells you everything you need to know about Sunday's Australian Grand Prix — the year’s first Formula 1 race.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari odyssey got off to a tough start on Saturday after the British driver qualified in eighth for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

It's time for the first qualifying session of the 2025 Formula 1 season. McLaren enter the new campaign as the team to beat, but will they be able to deliver pace-wise on Saturday? Or will reigning champion and last year's Melbourne pole-sitter Max Verstappen begin with a bang?

Follow all the action from the Australian Grand Prix. F1 2025 holds the potential to be one of the most closely-fought seasons Formula 1 has witnessed, as McLaren,

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton racing a Ferrari for the first time. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen arriving without a lot of mileage in his Red Bull. Lando Norris helping McLaren set a benchmark with his pace in testing.