Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claims thumping win in Australia GP

Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen suffered "deja vu" with another retirement.

Apr 10, 2022, 15:48 PM IST

Australian Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole position

Leclerc saved his best for last, posting a flying lap of one minute 17.868 seconds, to be nearly three-tenths of a second quicker than Dutchman Verstappen. It was the Monagesque's 11th career pole and second of the season.

Apr 09, 2022, 14:12 PM IST

Sebastian Vettel set to return for Australia Grand Prix after Covid-19

The four-time world champion Vettel will make his season debut at the Australian Grand Prix on April 10.

Mar 31, 2022, 19:09 PM IST

Australian Grand Prix postponed over quarantine: Minister

Formula One postponed the Australian Grand Prix from March to November because it would not have been possible for hundreds of team staff to quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival. 

Jan 13, 2021, 18:41 PM IST

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 wins 'Best Sporting Event' award in Australia

The ground-breaking tournament attracted an overall attendance of more than 1,36,000 people to 23 matches in six host cities around the country.

Oct 22, 2020, 17:47 PM IST

Formula 1 shutdown extended further by 4 weeks due to coronavirus

Earlier, races in Australia and Monaco were cancelled and every race up to the French Grand Prix on June 28 was postponed.

 

Apr 30, 2020, 13:02 PM IST

French Formula 1 Grand Prix cancelled due to coronavirus

As a result, the French Grand Prix becomes the 10th race of the season to get cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19.

Apr 27, 2020, 15:51 PM IST

Formula One considering races behind closed doors once season starts

The Australian opener on March 15 was cancelled and every race up to the French Grand Prix on June 28 has been postponed so far.

Apr 09, 2020, 12:04 PM IST

Coronavirus: McLaren team members return home after Australia self-isolation

The 16 members of the McLaren Racing team have returned to their home in United Kingdom after spending two weeks in self-isolation in Australia.

Mar 27, 2020, 13:05 PM IST

Australian Grand Prix cancelled due to coronavirus

Amid coronavirus outbreak across the world, Formula One has confirmed that this weekend’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne has been cancelled.

Mar 13, 2020, 12:24 PM IST

McLaren withdraws from Australian Grand Prix after team member tests positive for coronavirus

The Chinese Grand Prix, which was slated to take place in April, has been postponed while Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as per schedule but without spectators. 

Mar 12, 2020, 20:20 PM IST

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas dubs 2019 as his best season

With this year's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the 29-year-old ended his one-year winless streak before also making a podium finish in Azerbaijan and grabbing four pole positions in 2019.

Aug 11, 2019, 16:48 PM IST

Melbourne to continue to host Australian Grand Prix until 2025

Australia is part of the motor-sport history as the country has been hosting Formula 1 World Championship since 1985.

Jul 19, 2019, 13:33 PM IST

Mercedes strategist hails Lewis Hamilton for finishing with damaged car in Australia

The five times world champion started on pole position but finished second in Melbourne last Sunday after Finnish team-mate Valtteri Bottas seized the lead off the line and went on to win by 20 seconds.

Mar 21, 2019, 07:35 AM IST

Australian GP: Valtteri Bottas capitalises on late pitstop to register 4th career win

Starting second behind pole-sitter Hamilton, Bottas got the jump on the Briton during a typically messy start at Albert Park and ended up cruising to his fourth win by some 20.80 seconds after delaying a tyre-change.

Mar 17, 2019, 14:05 PM IST

Australian GP qualifying: Lando Norris thrilled after solid debut

Britain`s youngest F1 driver claimed the eighth spot on the grid for Sunday`s race.

Mar 17, 2019, 09:48 AM IST

Australian GP qualifying: Lewis Hamilton in 'shock' over Mercedes pace

Hamilton`s lap was more than seven-tenths of a second quicker than chief rival Sebastian Vettel, a year after the Briton left a similar gap to Ferrari when taking pole at the season-opener.

Mar 17, 2019, 09:37 AM IST

Australian Grand Prix: Daniel Ricciardo frustrated at missing out on top 10 grid slot

The former Red Bull driver will line up 12th, alongside German team-mate Nico Hulkenberg in 11th, on the sixth row for the Formula One season-opener in Melbourne.

Mar 17, 2019, 07:43 AM IST

Defending champion Lewis Hamilton tops timesheets in first free practice for Australian Grand Prix

Vettel`s rookie teammate Charles Leclerc was third fastest, 0.074 seconds slower than Hamilton, raising hopes of a proper battle between the championship`s leading teams.

Mar 15, 2019, 09:04 AM IST

McLaren to race without BAT logo on cars in Australian Grand Prix

The British team`s decision follows that of Ferrari to drop Philip Morris branding for their "Mission Winnow" initiative at Albert Park, citing problems with Australia`s health authorities.

Mar 14, 2019, 13:21 PM IST