Because Formula 1 teams try to hide their capabilities during preseason testing, the first race often shows who is fast and who is not.

Jack Doohan realized a dream. The young Australian driver had secured a full-time spot on the Formula 1 grid, earning a promotion at Alpine to drive alongside Pierre Gasly during the 2025 season. Later in the year Doohan realized another dream,

Adelaide held the Australian Grand Prix between 1985-1995 and it served as the season finale in November of each year. Although it was successful, with 210,000 people attending the final race, it became too expensive to run and Melbourne took over as host the following year.

Formula One statistics for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne's Albert Park: Lap distance: 5.278km. Total distance: 306.124km (58 laps) 2024 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull one minute 15.915 seconds. Race lap record: Sergio Perez (Mexico) Red Bull, 1:20.235, 2023.

The start of the new Formula 1 season begins with a trip to Australia for the 2025 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park. The racing event will kick off Thursday (March 13) with practice sessions starting at 9:30 p.

Get ready for the Australian Grand Prix with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year's first Formula 1 race, what the schedule is and more.

10Play is geo-restricted to Australia, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Australia, meaning you can access free live streams of F1 from anywhere in the world.

Lewis Hamilton is all set to embark on a new chapter with Ferrari in 2025, and he revealed his race target ahead of the opening race of the season in Melbourne.

Ahead of his big Ferrari debut Lewis Hamilton vowed to deliver in red, insisting the pressure he places himself under is all coming from within.