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Formula One team deploys Aussie AI for a technical edge

Formula One team deploys Aussie AI for a technical edge

It is one of the world’s most technical sports and, with major changes this season, artificial intelligence will help one team adjust.

Piastri faces uphill battle as Mercedes claim front row

Piastri faces uphill battle as Mercedes claim front row

Piastri faces uphill battle as Mercedes claim front row

Piastri faces uphill battle as Mercedes claim front row

Oscar Piastri will need to defy history to win the Australian Grand Prix after George Russell led a Mercedes front-row lock out and left the local hope fifth.

Antonelli rollercoaster leads to front of Aus GP grid

Antonelli rollercoaster leads to front of Aus GP grid

Antonelli rollercoaster leads to front of Aus GP grid

Antonelli rollercoaster leads to front of Aus GP grid

Kimi Antonelli almost didn't make it out of the pits for Australian Grand Prix qualifying, but capitalised on a red flag to give Mercedes a front-row lockout.

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'Very weird': Verstappen licks wounds after crash

'Very weird': Verstappen licks wounds after crash

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen will start the Australian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after crashing out during qualifying.

McLaren lash team-order critics as Piastri sets pace

McLaren lash team-order critics as Piastri sets pace

Oscar Piastri has gone quickest on the first day of practice for the Australian grand prix, as his team boss hit out at so-called conspiracy theorists.

'Powerless' Aston Martin might not start Aus GP

'Powerless' Aston Martin might not start Aus GP

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.

'Very thin': inside the figures propping up Grand Prix

'Very thin': inside the figures propping up Grand Prix

As the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix gets under way and race fever takes over Melbourne, some are asking if taxpayers' millions could be better spent.

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Twisted and dark: Aussie opens up on F1 axing

Twisted and dark: Aussie opens up on F1 axing

Twisted and dark: Aussie opens up on F1 axing

Twisted and dark: Aussie opens up on F1 axing

Jack Doohan has detailed the hurt of his 2025 axing from Alpine, with the Australian believing his fate was sealed before he really had a chance to race.

U-eys and meat pies: Finn favourite turning Aussie

U-eys and meat pies: Finn favourite turning Aussie

U-eys and meat pies: Finn favourite turning Aussie

U-eys and meat pies: Finn favourite turning Aussie

Valtteri Bottas has taken to a local delicacy as he prepares for his Formula One return with grid newcomers Cadillac at the Australian Grand Prix.

Won't see that person again: Why Hamilton flipped mood

Won't see that person again: Why Hamilton flipped mood

Won't see that person again: Why Hamilton flipped mood

Won't see that person again: Why Hamilton flipped mood

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he has binned the downtrodden figure of 2025, ready to fire again at the Australian grand prix.

Melbourne won't make or break F1 favourite Russell

Melbourne won't make or break F1 favourite Russell

Melbourne won't make or break F1 favourite Russell

Melbourne won't make or break F1 favourite Russell

Mercedes' George Russell expects plenty of twists and turns in a long Formula One season as he manages huge expectations as the championship favourite.

No rebellious streak: Why Piastri will play team game

No rebellious streak: Why Piastri will play team game

No rebellious streak: Why Piastri will play team game

No rebellious streak: Why Piastri will play team game

Australian Oscar Piastri says he will only blow his shot at a title if he stopped playing the team game at McLaren, with no plans to defy orders in 2026.

F1 heads for Melbourne but other sport hit by conflict

F1 heads for Melbourne but other sport hit by conflict

F1 heads for Melbourne but other sport hit by conflict

F1 heads for Melbourne but other sport hit by conflict

The Australian grand prix remains on schedule but other sports events are being affected by the fall-out from the ongoing Middle East conflict.

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

'Stronger' Piastri has world champion traits: ex boss

Oscar Piastri is attempting to become Australia's first F1 world champion in 46 years and the traits he needs to do so have been there since he was a teen.

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F1 chartering flights to Australian GP amid conflict

Australia's GP appears safe but there are doubts over F1 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia while other events in the Middle East are being called off.

Sports bosses 'closely monitoring' Middle East conflict

Australian Grand Prix organisers are among sports organisations closely following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.

Piastri shines but Norris warns McLaren have work to do

Oscar Piastri had another fruitful day at Bahrain pre-season testing, but his world champion teammate Lando Norris suggested McLaren were still off the pace.

'Recipe for disaster': Piastri's Melbourne F1 concerns

Australian star Oscar Piastri had a fine day of pre-season testing in Bahrain but has warned of potential dangers ahead at race starts in the new-look F1 world.

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'Runs smoothly': Piastri happy with first Bahrain test

Australian Oscar Piastri is happy with his first public outing of the new McLaren at Bahrain pre-season testing, after finishing fifth fastest.

Oscar defends McLaren, expects 'fair shot' at F1 title

As he awaits his step into F1's season of the unknown, Oscar Piastri believes he can show he's not just a "nice person" but is ready to be world champion.

All change for F1 - but McLaren stick with Papaya Rules

World champs McLaren enter a brave new F1 world in 2026, promising "fairness and equal opportunities" for Oscar Piastri and drivers' champ Lando Norris.

Axed Aussie F1 driver quits team to seek opportunities

Australian Jack Doohan who was dropped by Alpine early in the 2025 grand prix season, has quit the Formula 1 team to "pursue other opportunities".

'Lando's not Superman': Oscar expects McLaren fair play

McLaren have lavished praise on defeated "team player" Oscar Piastri, but the Australian expects "fairness" from them now Lando Norris is F1 champion.

Piastri determined to regain 'unstoppable' feeling

Despite his title disappointment, Oscar Piastri says he's determined to regain the "unstoppable" feeling he felt at times during his 2025 F1 campaign.

Norris pays tribute to Piastri after F1 world title win

Lando Norris, world F1 champion after Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has saluted teammate Oscar Piastri for helping push him to the title.

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