It was a dramatic start to the 2025 Formula 1 season in Melbourne as McLaren's Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix in wet conditions. There was early drama at Albert Park as Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar spun his car and crashed at Turn Two on the formation lap

However, the wet weather threw the Australian GP into chaos as Piastri slipped onto the grass and tumbled down the order, as Verstappen clinched P2 and George Russell crept up onto the final step of the podium.