Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri slid onto the grass in an eventful F1 race in Melbourne. Lewis Hamilton finished 10th in Ferrari debut.

I don’t expect miracles, but I think it’s OK,” said Verstappen when asked about the RB21’s race pace after qualifying. “Not on the same level [as Norris and Piastri], but I’ll just do my best and see what happens tomorrow.

Max Verstappen and George Russell were involved in an awkward exchange having both got themselves up onto the podium at the Australian Grand Prix. The pair were embroiled in a heated dispute at the end of the 2024 season, after Verstappen was unhappy with Russell's behaviour having been given a penalty after qualifying for the Qatar GP.

Lando Norris kept his cool in a rain-hit and incident-packed season-opening Australian Grand Prix Sunday to edge world champion Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton 10th on his Ferrari debut.In the unpredictable conditions,

McLaren's Lando Norris wins a chaotic, rain-hit Australian Grand Prix as the 2025 season starts with a dramatic race

This weekend Max Verstappen begins his quest for a fifth consecutive Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship, a feat that has happened just once in the sport, when Michael Schumacher secured five titles from 2000 to 2004. But ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Verstappen reiterated that he is not the current favorite as the season begins.

The Melbourne race had a thrilling start with Racing Bull’s Isack Hadjar out on the formation lap, and Alpine’s Jack Doohan and Williams’ Carlos Sainz crashing out on the opening 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.

The McLarens had dominated qualifying and that form translated into the race, with Norris holding the lead for the majority of the 58 laps from Oscar Piastri

Lando Norris took the first pole position of the 2025 Formula One season and will be joined on the front row by McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Max Verstappen had been leading the world championship since the inception of the current ground effect era in 2022.