The Athletic has live coverage of the F1 Australian Grand Prix FP3 and qualifying events. Oscar Piastri was first to arrive in the news conference room at Formula 1’s 2026 Austr

With the start of the 2026 Formula 1 season, the best drivers in the world, including Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Pérez, Oscar Piastri, George Russell and others, gather “Down Under” for the Australian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen finds himself in the wall in Q1 of Formula 1's season opener in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday morning. The first season under vastly new restrictions starts with problems across the board, including the 2021-2024 champion Max Verstappen hitting the wall on his first qualifying lap.

Find out what happened during FP1 and FP2 in Melbourne, and get the thoughts of McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and Chief Technical Officer & Chief Designer Rob Marshall.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As crowds filtered into Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions. Plenty of them. The first,

George Russell and Mercedes made the perfect start to F1 2026.

Early qualifying drama in Melbourne as Max Verstappen crashes at Turn 1 during Q1 of the Australian Grand Prix, triggering a red flag and ending his session.

Formula One appears to have delayed a decision on whether to cancel its races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April which have been placed in doubt due to the Iran war.

Aston Martin face a fight just to put a car on the grid at the Australian Grand Prix amid troubles they've laid squarely at the feet of engine partner Honda.