As Haas thrives and personnel switch between teams amid the budget cap, there’s fresh scrutiny on rules over alliances, with Mercedes, McLaren and Alpine arguing Formula 1 needs to tighten up
Sebastian Vettel has been fined €5000 for his unauthorised use of a scooter on the track after his Aston Martin suffered an engine failure in the opening practice session at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix
New cars on a new track layout with a new surface around half its length, but Mark Hughes’s Friday analysis finds a very familiar-looking 2022 competitive order with Ferrari and Red Bull too close to call, and Mercedes struggling badly with porpoising
George Russell described the porpoising of the Mercedes W13 on the run to Turn 9 during Friday practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix as “the most severe I’ve experienced”, with he and team-mate Lewis Hamilton frustrated that set-up changes didn’t impact car performance
Formula 1 championship leader Charles Leclerc led Max Verstappen in the second practice session at the Australian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel has been summoned to the Formula 1 stewards for the unauthorised use of a scooter on the track after his Aston Martin suffered an engine failure in Australian Grand Prix practice
Red Bull’s first Formula 1 engine project is “on plan” and a single-cylinder engine will run “imminently”, even though the 2026 rules have not been finalised
Carlos Sainz led a Ferrari 1-2 in a twice red-flagged first Australian Grand Prix practice session as the Formula 1 field learned the new-style Melbourne. Key moments – Sainz fastest by nearly 0.6s over Leclerc – Lost bodywork from Perez’s car causes red flag – Apparent engine failure for Vettel Wor
Red Bull and Porsche look increasingly likely to partner up for Formula 1’s new engine regulations, with Christian Horner admitting Volkswagen Group talks are “logical”
Sebastian Vettel says it would not have been possible for him to race in the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix and that it was “definitely the right decision” to miss the first two Formula 1 races of the season
