Lando Norris and McLaren kickstart the new season with victory in Melbourne

The 2025 Formula 1 season has officially begun, with Lando Norris claiming victory at the Australian Grand Prix and securing pole position, giving McLaren an almost perfect start to the championship.

However, his teammate Oscar Piastri faced challenges late in the race, spinning out and ultimately finishing in ninth place.

“We worked a lot over the winter to prepare for a race like this, because it’s where we threw away a lot of opportunities last season - Canada, Silverstone, where we were not the best at preparing and knowing how decisive we’ve got to be,” Norris told reporters afterwards. “Today we were very, very decisive, calling to box five metres before I boxed. But it was the right call in the end, and that won us the race”.

Verstappen, second

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured second place, delivering a solid performance (+0.895) while, George Russell from Mercedes rounded out the podium with a strong third-place finish (+8.481).

Stewards review Antonelli decision

Kimi Antonelli driving for Mercedes was officially confirmed in fourth place after race stewards reversed their decision to penalize him. This change came after significant and relevant new evidence was presented—information that was not available at the time of the incident in which Antonelli was involved.

Lewis Hamilton finished 0.218 seconds slower than his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc

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