Australian Grand Prix
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Chaos in the final stages saw the race finish behind the safety car.
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2023 F1 Australian Grand Prix preview
Melbourne's Albert Park Circuit will play host to the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc cruises to victory at 2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix
Leclerc enjoyed his second win of the season while Verstappen suffered his second retirement.
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2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix preview: Aussie race returns with revised circuit
The Formula One Australian Grand Prix is being held for the first time since 2019.
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Formula One Australian Grand Prix canceled, again
Stricter travel restrictions have forced organizers of the Australian Grand Prix to cancel the 2021 race.
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Revised 2021 F1 calendar sees opening Australian Grand Prix moved to end of season
The 2021 Formula One calendar has been revised but a record 23 rounds are still planned.
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The 2020 Formula One World Championship's opening round won't be held due to the coronavirus.
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Valtteri Bottas brings home the win at 2019 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
It was a one-two finish for Mercedes-AMG at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, the opening round of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship. Star driver Lewis Hamilton started the race on pole but it was his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, who would cross the finish line first. Hamilton, the reigning...
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2019 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix preview
After the long winter break, a new season of the Formula 1 World Championship is finally upon us. As usual, the first race on the calendar is the Australian Grand Prix, which runs this weekend at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, a street circuit in the vicinity of Melbourne's Albert Park. The stop...
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Ferrari's F1 car to don 90th anniversary livery for 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari as an automaker celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2017, but its race team, Scuderia Ferrari, is much older. In fact, this year marks the 90th anniversary of Ferrari's racing endeavours. To celebrate, Ferrari will race in this Sunday's 2019 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix using a special...
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F1 introduces bonus point system for fastest laps
The organizers of Formula 1 have agreed on a bonus point system for fastest laps. To be introduced at this Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the system will see a point awarded to both driver and team for achieving the fastest lap during a race. It means a driver can gain...
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Luck on Ferrari's side as Vettel takes win at Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on Sunday took home the first win of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship after a bit of luck and some cunning strategy at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. It was Vettel's 100th podium, a feat only achieved by Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and current...
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After the long winter break, a new season of the Formula One World Championship is finally upon us. As usual, the first race on the calendar is the Australian Grand Prix, which runs this weekend in the city of Melbourne. The Melbourne stop is one of the most popular on the F1 calendar, and there’s always a giddy sense of excitement and anticipation as it's the first race. It takes place on the Albert Park street circuit, a 16-turn layout that stretches 3.3 miles and features a combination of short straights and second and third gear chicanes, and requires medium to high downforce and...
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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel stuns with 2017 Formula One Australian Grand Prix win
Ferrari took home a decisive win on Sunday at the 2017 Formula One Australian Grand Prix thanks to the efforts of star driver Sebastian Vettel. It was Ferrari’s first F1 win since 2015’s Singapore Grand Prix. It was also the Prancing Horse’s first win in Melbourne in a decade...
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McLaren F1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne samples the 2017 Honda Civic Type R
McLaren Formula One driver Stoffel Vandoorne took some time out from his busy schedule for this weekend’s 2017 Australian Grand Prix to sample the 2017 Honda Civic Type R. Vandoorne, whose McLaren race car is also powered by a Honda engine, is one of the first people outside of Honda to get...
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2017 Formula One Australian Grand Prix preview: everything you need to know
With new cars competing for the first time under revised regulations, and with new drivers at many of the teams and the sport under new management, this weekend’s 2017 Formula One World Championship season opener taking place in Melbourne, Australia is one of the most anticipated grand prix...
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Rosberg wins 2016 Formula One Australian Grand Prix, Alonso crashes out
Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] put on a strong showing at an action-packed Formula One Australian Grand Prix today, though a slip in strategy meant Mercedes AMG would ultimately reign supreme. The race was won by Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg. Fellow Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton crossed the line in second...
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2016 Formula One Australian Grand Prix weather forecast
As we said yesterday, weather conditions can be quite changeable at this time of year in Melbourne where the first race of the 2016 Formula One World Championship, the Australian Grand Prix, is being held. Today’s practice session at the Albert Park street circuit was marred by rain and more...
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Get ready racing fans as the 2016 Formula One World Championship kicks off this weekend. As usual the first race on the calendar is the Australian Grand Prix, which once again is being held in the city of Melbourne. But even before the new cars headed out on the Albert Park street circuit for some practice runs, Aston Martin dropped the bombshell that it would serve as official technical partner of Red Bull Racing and develop a new hypercar with the team. Apart from that little announcement, there haven’t been any major dramas. There’s a lot of talk that this could be...
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One-Two Finish For Mercedes AMG At 2015 Australian Grand Prix
It was like 2014’s spectacular season for Mercedes AMG never ended, with the team finishing up yesterday’s 2015 Formula One World Championship season opener, the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park, with a decisive one-two finish. It was reigning world champion Lewis...
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Mercedes AMG Locks Out Front Row After 2015 Australian Grand Prix Qualifying
It looks like the winter break has had no effect on the Mercedes AMG Formula One team, with star driver Lewis Hamilton starting his title defense by securing pole position for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix season opener. The Briton’s fastest time was a 1:26.327 set in Q3. MUST...
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2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix Weather Forecast
The traditional season-opener, the Australian Grand Prix, held at Melbourne’s Albert Park, is a fitting race to start the new season. The part street circuit layout provides an interesting challenge for the drivers, and the weather is almost always perfect given the fact that the Aussies...
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2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix Preview
The 2015 Formula One World Championship kicks off this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at Melbourne’s Albert Park. Despite the new season not even commencing yet, there’s already been plenty of the drama typical of an action-packed season of F1...
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McLaren’s Fernando Alonso To Sit Out Australian GP, Marussia Confirmed To Join Grid
It’s starting to emerge that Fernando Alonso’s crash during pre-season testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship may be more serious than initially thought. Despite his McLaren team saying the crash was quite “normal” and the Spaniard only suffered a concussion...
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