Max Verstappen dealt Red Bull a significant blow after finishing second in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, revealing a key area where McLaren is significantly stronger.

Red Bull advisor Marko admitted afterwards that tyre wear was the biggest difference between the two teams right now, with upgrades in the pipeline to close that race pace gap. "W

Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri slid onto the grass in an eventful F1 race in Melbourne. Lewis Hamilton finished 10th in Ferrari debut.

McLaren ace Lando Norris sped to victory in the Australian Grand Prix, then paid tribute to his team for making key strategy calls at the right time to secure t

Lando Norris took his first win of the season in his shiny new McLaren, followed closely by Verstappen in second and George Russell in third. Which isn’t the full picture by any stretch, of course. Because for large parts of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix – the bits that weren’t under a safety car because another rookie or Carlos Sainz or Fernando Alonso had binned it – the picture was really rather wet.