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Russell takes pole in Merc 1-2 in Aus GP qualifying
George Russell delivered on his status as the world championship favourite by taking a crushing pole position for Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
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Hamilton: Mercedes could get ‘out of reach’
Lewis Hamilton believes his former team Mercedes could put this year’s Formula 1 world championship out of reach within “a few months” based on George Russell’s performance in the opening qualifying session of the season on Saturday.
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McAndrew, Head power South Australia towards Shield final
The defending champions are now clear favourites to play Victoria in the decider at the end of March
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Explained: F1’s driver contracts, and potential moves in 2026
Driver contracts are a never-ending talking point across any given Formula 1 year — this is how the grid stacks up for the forseeable future.
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Verstappen ‘not having fun’ driving new F1 cars
Max Verstappen said he’s “not having fun at all” driving Formula 1’s controversial cars after crashing out of the season’s first qualifying session
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Labuschagne takes four but Queensland crash towards defeat
A poor forecast for the last day yet deny Western Australia victory but the home side’s hopes of reaching the final would still have taken a huge hit
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Sources: Friars’ English to be fired after season
Providence has informed men’s basketball coach Kim English that he will be fired, sources confirmed to ESPN, but he’ll finish out the season for the Friars.
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Leclerc tops FP1 in Melbourne ahead of Hamilton
World champion Lando Norris had a truncated session with a gearbox problem, as Ferrari and Red Bull set the early pace.
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Russell fastest by 0.6s in FP3, Antonelli crashes
George Russell threw the gauntlet down to the rest of his Formula 1 rivals ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, setting the fastest time of the weekend so far, a blistering 1:19.053 in the final moments of FP3.