Formula 1

Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

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The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Friday practice in Melbourne for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

From RC car champion to Formula 1 race winner and championship contender, discover how Oscar Piastri’s journey from Melbourne to the top of motorsport unfolded ahead of his home Australian Grand Prix.

Isack Hadjar has admitted that he felt the “consistency was nowhere” in his first sessions as a Red Bull driver, but insisted that the issues he faced were expected and should not affect his performance in the Australian Grand Prix.

The 2026 season is underway at Albert Park in Melbourne and we've complied a guide to what bettors need to know about the circuit before making their predictions.

Fernando Alonso feels that the Aston Martin team are “embracing the challenge” posed by their early-season struggles, with the Spaniard hopeful that the progress within the squad will be “visible in lap time as soon as possible”.

Formula 1 2026 is go, go, go as the 11 teams that will contest this year's World Championship hit the track for Friday practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. With so much uncertainty about the true pecking order after pre-season testing in Bahrain, Friday's two one-hour practice sessions at Albert Park shone a little more light on the current state of play...

Charles Leclerc thinks Ferrari are “on the back foot” heading into the first weekend of the 2026 F1 campaign, with the “very, very strong” Mercedes appearing to be “a bit more in front than what I would have wanted”.

Mercedes were left with plenty to debrief after Kimi Antonelli and George Russell placed P2 and P3 in FP2 for the Australian Grand Prix.

Join McLaren's Oscar Piastri for his pace-setting lap on Friday at the Australian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri seemed to temper expectations despite setting the pace in FP2, reporting that the complexity of the new cars will see everyone “find a big step” ahead of a crucial Qualifying hour for the Australian Grand Prix.

A busy second practice hour in Melbourne saw McLaren's Oscar Piastri set the pace.

Cadillac Team Principal Graeme Lowdon felt the squad had met their objective to “start racing” on a “hectic” first day for them at the Australian Grand Prix, with both cars gaining mileage despite some issues.

Théophile Nael took a maiden F3 pole position in Melbourne with his final lap of the day.

Dino Beganovic delivered under pressure to earn the first Formula 2 pole position of 2026.

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Adrian NEWEY (Aston Martin), Graeme LOWDON (Cadillac)

Oscar Piastri finished the first day of running in Australia at the top of the timesheets, beating the Mercedes duo of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in another eventful hour.

Live coverage of Friday's second Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari set the pace as the 2026 F1 campaign kicked off with the opening practice session for the Australian Grand Prix.