Author: James Phillips

Lewis Hamilton has reacted to his disappointing debut for Ferrari, after a poor strategy call led to a P10 finish at the Australian Grand Prix. In the opening race of the 2025 Formula 1 season, the Brit was leading for a short period during a chaotic rain shower, but lost out when he moved onto intermediates. The rain hit Albert Park with just ten laps to go, but Ferrari opted to leave both Hamilton and Charles Leclerc out on dry tyres, in the hope of gaining track position However as the track got wetter, it became clear the gamble wasn’t…

The F1 Australian GP stewards have reversed a penalty imposed on Andrea Kimi Antonelli, after right to review from Mercedes. Antonelli was running a comfortable fourth in the closing stages when he received a penalty for unsafe release in the pit-lane. The incident, that was not broadcast, involved Nico Hulkenberg and Antonelli in the pits after making their respected stops. The penalty was applied within 90 seconds of the notification of investigation, raising eyebrows at Mercedes. Antonelli pushed harder upon learning of the penalty, and lost only position to Alex Albon at the chequered flag. This decision has now been…

Oscar Piastri has reflected on a race that ended in disaster after a potential win slipped through his fingers at the F1 Australian GP. Starting on the front row, Piastri initially lost second place to Max Verstappen and spent most of the first stint behind the Red Bull. However, when Verstappen made an uncharacteristic error, he retook the position and charged after team-mate Lando Norris. Rapidly catching the sister car, Piastri received an order by McLaren to hold position, which he begrudgingly obeyed. Reflecting on his performance after the race, Piastri said his initital pace on intermediate tyres was strong.…

Charles Leclerc has reflected on a difficult race for Ferrari, as poor pace and strategy cost the team dearly at the F1 Australian GP. Leclerc’s race demonstrated the improvement needed at the Scuderia despite optimism in the off-season and pre-season testing. The SF-25 languished behind the Mercedes of George Russell for the entire afternoon. Instead, Monegasque was relegated to battle in the mid top ten. He and the team were guilty of unforced errors, as Yuki Tsunoda charged past after a mistake. The team then hopelessly gambled on weather conditions, resulting in both cars finishing in 8th and 10th respectively.…

Lando Norris believes learning from past race strategy call errors in 2024 helped to secure victory for McLaren at the F1 Australian GP.

Ferrari endured a frustrating Saturday at the 2025 Formula 1 Australian GP, as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton could only secure P7 and P8, respectively, in qualifying. Despite showing early promise, the team struggled to maintain pace as the session progressed. Leclerc struggled to drive the car in Australian GP Qualifying Leclerc initially looked competitive, setting a time of 1:16.029 in Q1, just a tenth behind Lando Norris. However, as other teams made significant improvements, Ferrari’s progress stalled. By the end of Q3, Leclerc had only managed to improve by three-tenths to a 1:15.755, while Norris gained almost a full…

Oliver Bearman has admitted his errors that caused his F1 Australian GP qualifying to descend into disaster. After his eye-catching substituting performances in 2024, the Australian GP should have marked the next step in the Briton’s career. Instead, Bearman suffered a horror show, crashing in two practice sessions, losing valuable track time. The first crash on Friday caused significant damage to his VF-25, requiring a near complete rebuild of the car, resulting in missing the afternoon session. In need of a clean day on Saturday, he spun off minutes into the final practice session on Saturday. This destroyed all hope…

With the first qualifying session of the season complete, who were the winners and losers on Saturday at the Australian GP? Winners Lando Norris A fairly obvious winner, but nonetheless impressive. Lando Norris is walking around the Melbourne paddock with real swagger, confidence, and justifiably so. The MCL39 looked imperious during qualifying, eventually finishing three-tenths clear from the nearest non McLaren. Offering grip and poised in the corners, the car flew in the hands of Norris who always had an answer to team-mate Oscar Piastri and 2024 rival Max Verstappen. Norris has already alluded to rules of engagement between him…

Carlos Sainz had a solid debut qualifying session with Williams at the Australian GP, securing a place in Q3 and starting in tenth position. While he acknowledged that his session wasn’t perfect, he was thrilled with the team’s overall performance. A strong start for Williams Speaking to the media, he was asked whether he was pleased with the Qualifying results. Sainz replied, “Well, first of all, very happy for the team, for Alex, even for myself, you know, to be in Q3 with my first volley with Williams.” “You would have told us three months ago that we would have…

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he does not know how to operate his new Ferrari in wet conditions. Hamilton has had a quiet start to his Ferrari career, the seven-time world champion not featuring at the top of the timesheets. He finished eighth in qualifying at Albert Park, behind new team-mate Charles Leclerc, despite a dramatic spin in the dying seconds of Q2. Failing to match his team-mate all weekend, Hamilton will need to come through the order in tomorrow’s race, with rain adding to the challenges. However, speaking after qualifying, Hamilton admitted that he had yet to drive his…