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F1 fans celebrate Oscar Piastri's arrival in Melbourne
F1 fans celebrate Oscar Piastri's arrival in Melbourne, taken by Sam McClure.
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- by Andy Enright
F1 scrambles to change plans amid air travel chaos but ‘no impact’ to Melbourne race
Australian Grand Prix boss Travis Auld is confident all 22 Formula 1 drivers and their teams will be in Melbourne by Wednesday for the first race of the season, despite at least one team being forced to change travel plans.
- by Hannah Kennelly, Sam McClure and Cara Waters
Bottas speaks on alternative travel routes
Valtteri Bottas reveals his hopes for all travelling to the Australian Grand Prix from overseas to arrive safely amid the strikes in Iran.
It’s 46 years since an Aussie was the king of F1. That man says Oscar is ready to break the drought
Alan Jones says compatriot Oscar Piastri is the type of driver who will use last year’s disappointment as motivation to drive faster in 2026, starting at the Melbourne GP.
- by Matthew Clayton
Max Verstappen once described her as ‘insanely calm’. Meet the woman who tells him how to win
Red Bull’s Hannah Schmitz, one of the most highly regarded strategists in the F1 paddock, recently had an Australian Grand Prix corner named after her.
- by Hannah Kennelly
New cars, new rules and a Kim K cameo? How this year’s Australian Grand Prix will be different
New cars, new regulations, and a new team. Welcome to the start of the 2026 Formula 1 championship season. Will Oscar Piastri make the podium at Albert Park, and which celebrities will be there?
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Rumours have been swirling about the Australian Grand Prix. Travis Auld has quashed them
Travis Auld said speculation the Albert Park race might move to the last slot on the F1 calendar – to give the Australian Grand Prix Corporation more time to finish pit lane renovations – was incorrect.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Temperature issues cloud Feeney's victory
Broc Feeney gives a glimpse into the hardships that come with being a Supercars racer after he claimed victory in Western Sydney.
Chaos as rain arrives on restart
Rain during the safety car period produced a chaotic restart in the final Supercars race of the weekend in Sydney.
Mustang loses wheel in shower of sparks
The safety car was called after James Golding's Ford Mustang lost his left rear wheel, which narrowly missed hitting other cars.