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Hamilton waving to fans during the drivers' parade ahead of Sunday's race in Melbourne

Hamilton defiant on F1 body piercing rules

Lewis Hamilton has told Formula One's rulers that he will have to chop off his ear to meet their jewellery and body piercing demands.

Motorsport • 10 Apr

Leclerc has now won two of three races this season

Leclerc wins in Australia to maintain impressive start

Charles Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix to extend his lead in the Formula One championship.

Motorsport • 10 Apr

Charles Leclerc gestures after taking pole position

Leclerc takes pole in Australia, Hamilton starts fifth

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will start the Australian Grand Prix from fifth after Charles Leclerc secured pole position for Sunday's race.

Motorsport • 09 Apr

Vettel will be back in action this weekend

Sebastian Vettel to return for Australian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel has been declared fit to take part in next Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 31 Mar

The announcement came after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday unveiled a new national pandemic plan which includes cutting international flight numbers by half from 14 July

Australian Grand Prix cancelled for second year running

The Australian Grand Prix has been cancelled for a second straight year due to the "restrictions and logistical challenges" of the pandemic.

Motorsport • 06 Jul 21

Lewis Hamilton is seeking to become the first driver to win eight world titles

Record 23-race Formula 1 season to begin in Bahrain

Formula One One bosses have unveiled a revamped calendar following the postponements of the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix.

Motorsport • 12 Jan 21

The 2020 Melbourne race was ultimately cancelled

Australian Grand Prix set to be postponed

The Australian Grand Prix will be postponed to the back end of the Formula One season with Bahrain replacing it as the opening race in …

Motorsport • 07 Jan 21

The race, scheduled for 21 March, looks unlikely to go ahead.

Season-opening Australian GP facing postponement

Formula One's season-opening race in Australia is facing postponement amid concerns over coronavirus.

Motorsport • 04 Jan 21

The team revealed that seven other staff members who were tested for the disease while in Melbourne quarantine have all returned negative results

McLaren confirm mechanic now free of Covid-19 symptoms

McLaren have confirmed that the mechanic who contracted coronavirus in Australia is now free of symptoms.

Motorsport • 18 Mar 20

A deserted display of the drivers is pictured after the Formula One Australian Grand Prix was cancelled in Melbourne

F1 season may start in June after Australia GP call-off

Formula One has confirmed the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and events in Bahrain and Vietnam are off as the season could be delayed until June.

Motorsport • 13 Mar 20

McLaren withdraws from Australian Grand Prix

The McLaren Racing team has withdrawn from this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix after a team member tested positive for coronavirus, the team said on …

Motorsport • 12 Mar 20

Lewis Hamilton is angry that Formula One chiefs have not cancelled the Australian GP

Hamilton slams F1 bosses for staging Australian GP

Lewis Hamilton has taken aim at Formula One's bosses for staging the Australian Grand Prix, describing their decision as "shocking".

Motorsport • 12 Mar 20

Melbourne is the first stop on the 2020 Formula One tour

Australian GP boss confident fires won't affect race

The CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation believes this year's Formula One event can be a force for good as the country continues to …

Motorsport • 08 Jan 20

Valtteri Bottas led into the first corner with an excellent start guiding him into first position past Lewis Hamilton, eventually finishing more than 20 seconds clear of his team-mate

Bottas claims emphatic win at Australian Grand Prix

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas pounced past Lewis Hamilton into the first corner as the Finn cantered to the chequered flag to win the Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 17 Mar 19

Lewis Hamilton edged his team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.112 seconds with a searing second lap of one minute 20.486 seconds that set a record at the lakeside circuit

Hamilton continues dominance at Australian qualifying

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton blazed to a record-extending eighth pole and sixth in succession at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday to lead Valtteri …

Motorsport • 16 Mar 19

Computer says no - Hamilton lost out to Vettel

Mercedes find computer bug that cost Hamilton win

Formula One world champions Mercedes have found the computer bug that cost Lewis Hamilton victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and taken steps to …

Motorsport • 29 Mar 18

Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H

'What just happened?' - Mercedes error hands Vettel win

Lewis Hamilton had to settle for second at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after an apparent error by Mercedes gift-wrapped victory to his rival Sebastian …

Motorsport • 25 Mar 18

Lewis Hamilton will start in pole position

Hamilton on top Down Under to claim F1 pole

Lewis Hamilton's stunning pole position lap at the Australian Grand Prix had even former Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg marvelling at his old rival's prowess on …

Motorsport • 24 Mar 18

Wolff has said he hopes Formula One teams could build consensus on a way forward following Ferrari's threat to quit the sport

'Don't mess with Ferrari chairman', Toto Wolff warns F1

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned that a breakaway series to rival Formula One is a "realistic" possibility if the championship's stakeholders fail to placate …

Motorsport • 21 Mar 18

Marc Marquez of Spain and Repsol Honda Team leads the field

Marquez closes in on MotoGP crown after Oz victory

Marc Marquez moved a major step closer to clinching a fourth MotoGP title by winning a gripping Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Motorsport • 22 Oct 17

Sebastian Vettel celebrates his win at the Australian Grand Prix

Vettel lays down early marker with victory in Australia

Sebastian Vettel has underlined Ferrari's championship credentials after beating Lewis Hamilton to win the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 Mar 17

Hamilton took pole position ahead of Vettel

Hamilton fends off Ferrari challenge to take pole

Lewis Hamilton delivered an emphatic performance to stave off a resurgent Ferrari and claim pole position for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 25 Mar 17

Cal Crutchlow: 'I was confident I could have won even with Marc in the race'

Crutchlow wins Australian Moto Grand Prix

Cal Crutchlow comfortably held off Valentino Rossi over 18 laps at Phillip Island to claim his second career MotoGP victory and become the first British …

Motorsport • 23 Oct 16

The wreck of Fernando Alonso's McLaren Honda is retrieved

Alonso escapes horror crash at Australian GP

Nico Rosberg won the Australian Grand Prix in a race that will long be remembered for Fernando Alonso's miraculous escape from a high-speed crash.

Motorsport • 20 Mar 16

Hamilton takes pole as new format falls flat

Lewis Hamilton will start on pole for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but Formula One's revamped qualifying format was nothing short of a disaster.

Motorsport • 19 Mar 16