Australian Grand Prix

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...

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...

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...

Due to a combination of rising costs, a lack of interest from automakers and falling ticket sales, the annual Australian Motor Show was canceled after 2012 and has not been revived since. That’s set to change with automotive groups in Australia teaming up to launch the new Australian Motoring...

The first race of the 2014 Formula One season took place in Melbourne, Australia yesterday and it turned out to be an action-packed event, and not just because of the rule changes. The eventual winner of this year's Australian Grand Prix was Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg, who jumped into the...

Weather conditions for this weekend’s 2014 Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne are looking a little hairy, with the current forecast for tomorrow’s qualifying and Sunday’s race being a chance of rain and precipitation of almost 50 percent. The weather in Melbourne can...

After the long winter break, the Formula One World Championship is finally back in action. This year's season-opener, the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, has the added excitement of being the first race for the new turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 power units, but the changes don’t end there. As the...

Lotus’ Kimi Räikkönen put in a sublime performance at the 2013 Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday, cruising his way to victory despite having started at seventh on the grid. When the lights turned green, it was expected that pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel of Red...

Yesterday’s prediction of rain at the 2013 Formula One Australian Grand Prix has proven accurate, with heavy downpours arriving by the third and final free practice session. The rain continued through the first session of qualifying, which took place on wet tires, but with no letup in sight...

Conditions are typically quite warm at the Australian Grand Prix, the traditional first race on the Formula One calendar. However, the city’s geographical location between the sea and hills to the hinterland can cause several changes of weather throughout the day and the outlook for this...

Tomorrow is the Australian Grand Prix, the first event on the 2012 Formula 1 calendar, and once again it is being held at Albert Park Raceway in Melbourne. The city’s geographical location between the sea and hills to the hinterland can cause several changes of weather throughout the day. We...

Not only is McLaren’s new MP4-27 racer one of the best looking in the 2012 Formula 1 field, but after today’s qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix it also appears to be the fastest. Both McLaren drivers will be starting at the front of the grid in tomorrow’s race after...

Formula 1 is back for another year and once again the inaugural race is the Australian Grand Prix, which takes place at the Albert Park Raceway in the city of Melbourne. Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel will be aiming to retain his crown and score a rare hat trick this season, and helping...