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Norris doubles up in Brazil as Mercedes win team title

Norris doubles up in Brazil as Mercedes win team title

McLaren driver Lando Norris dominated F1's Sao Paulo Grand Prix to win from pole on a day rival team Mercedes secured the constructors’ title.

'A man's man': Jones scaled Formula One heights

'A man's man': Jones scaled Formula One heights

'A man's man': Jones scaled Formula One heights

'A man's man': Jones scaled Formula One heights

Alan Jones, along with Sir Jack Brabham the only Australians to win the Formula One world championship, has died after a short illness.

Emotional Antonelli drives into Formula One history

Emotional Antonelli drives into Formula One history

Emotional Antonelli drives into Formula One history

Emotional Antonelli drives into Formula One history

Italy's Kimi Antonelli has raced into the record books after becoming the youngest ever Formula One world champion.

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Verstappen roars to Singapore win as Piastri bags fifth

Verstappen roars to Singapore win as Piastri bags fifth

Max Verstappen has stormed to a comfortable victory at the Singapore F1 Grand Prix but Australia's Oscar Piastri claimed a battling fifth place for McLaren.

'Back in the fight': Oscar seeking Singapore slingshot

'Back in the fight': Oscar seeking Singapore slingshot

McLaren's struggles have left Oscar Piastri out of contention for the F1 title but he's still hoping for a strong finish to the season, starting in Singapore.

'Going to be tough': tricky day in prospect for Oscar

'Going to be tough': tricky day in prospect for Oscar

As Max Verstappen sets off from pole in the Malaysian-based Bahrain Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri is bracing for another difficult outing at Sepang.

'Tiny step behind': Piastri hopeful of Sepang bounce

'Tiny step behind': Piastri hopeful of Sepang bounce

McLaren's Oscar Piastri was sixth-fastest in second practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix but feels the team will still be in the hunt in qualifying at Sepang.

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'Rookie error': more Piastri Baku woe as Russell wows

'Rookie error': more Piastri Baku woe as Russell wows

'Rookie error': more Piastri Baku woe as Russell wows

'Rookie error': more Piastri Baku woe as Russell wows

The Azerbaijan GP where Oscar Piastri's title hopes started to sink in 2025 has haunted the Australian again as he came 14th behind victorious George Russell.

Oscar's Bak-u for more at 'love-hate' Azerbaijan track

Oscar's Bak-u for more at 'love-hate' Azerbaijan track

Oscar's Bak-u for more at 'love-hate' Azerbaijan track

Oscar's Bak-u for more at 'love-hate' Azerbaijan track

From ecstasy to despair, Oscar Piastri reckons he's had a love-hate relationship with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the streets of Baku.

'Come at a cost': Australian GP defends ticket prices

'Come at a cost': Australian GP defends ticket prices

'Come at a cost': Australian GP defends ticket prices

'Come at a cost': Australian GP defends ticket prices

With fans expected to dig deep into their pockets to attend next year's Australian Grand Prix, organisers have responded.

Aussie GP loses season-launch honour, gains sprint race

Aussie GP loses season-launch honour, gains sprint race

Aussie GP loses season-launch honour, gains sprint race

Aussie GP loses season-launch honour, gains sprint race

The Australian Grand Prix won't open the 2027 F1 season as it did this year -- but it will be bigger than ever as it stages its first sprint race.

Antonelli roars on but more 'pain' in Spain for Piastri

Antonelli roars on but more 'pain' in Spain for Piastri

Antonelli roars on but more 'pain' in Spain for Piastri

Antonelli roars on but more 'pain' in Spain for Piastri

Italian wunderkind Kimi Antonelli has won the Spanish Grand Prix to move ever closer to winning the F1 crown on what proved another bad day for Oscar Piastri.

'Pretty shocking': more pain in Spain for Piastri

'Pretty shocking': more pain in Spain for Piastri

'Pretty shocking': more pain in Spain for Piastri

'Pretty shocking': more pain in Spain for Piastri

Australian F1 star Oscar Piastri's difficult season has taken another turn for the worse in Spain with a qualifying lap he admitted was "pretty shocking".

Antonelli grabs historic Italian GP win; Piastri fifth

Antonelli grabs historic Italian GP win; Piastri fifth

Antonelli grabs historic Italian GP win; Piastri fifth

Antonelli grabs historic Italian GP win; Piastri fifth

Home driver Kimi Antonelli has claimed a stunning win at the F1 Italian Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc ‌earlier crashed vying with Australia's Oscar Piastri.

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Norris wins again but Piastri off the pace at Dutch GP

Lando Norris says the fight's back on for the world title after his Dutch Grand Prix win, but on the track where he won in 2025, Oscar Piastri was an also-ran.

'You idiot': Piastri fumes as luck runs out in Hungary

Australian is involved in a collision and forced to retire with a failed gearbox as McLaren teammate Norris wins his first Grand Prix of 2026.

Norris on pole, Hamilton penalised for blocking Piastri

Norris has taken pole position but Hamilton demoted three places for impeding Australia's Oscar Piastri in qualifying for Hungary GP.

Piastri survives early knock for Belgian GP fifth spot

Australia's Oscar Pistri has finished fifth at the Belgian Grand Prix after surviving an early collision as Kimi Antonelli won an action-packed race at Spa.

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Piastri sixth on grid as Antonelli claims pole in Spa

Australia's Oscar Piastri will start sixth on the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix as Championship leader Kimi Antonelli claimed a stunning pole.

Antonelli tops Belgian F1 practice, Piastri battles

Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheets in second practice for the Belgian F1 Grand Prix ahead of Lando Norris, with Australia's Oscar Piastri sixth.

Leclerc wins British GP as Piastri misses out on points

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has won the British Grand Prix while Australia's Oscar Piastri was placed 11th after suffering early damage in a collision.

Antonelli bags British GP pole; Piastri down in eighth

Oscar Piastri has qualified eighth as F1 Championship leader Kimi Antonelli followed up on his maiden sprint win with pole position for the British Grand Prix.

Piastri fourth as Russell holds on for Austrian F1 win

Australia's Oscar Piastri has finished just outside the podium places as George Russell converted his pole position into a fine win at the Austrian Grand Prix.

'Not for pleasure': Oscar's bathroom sauna prep for GP

McLaren's Oscar Piastri has his own way of preparing for an Austrian Grand Prix that's been declared a 'heat hazard' with temperatures set to top 31C.

Piastri fifth as Hamilton grabs emotional Barcelona win

Lewis Hamilton has celebrated an emotional and historic first grand prix victory with Ferrari at Barcelona, with Australia's Oscar Piastri finishing fifth.

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