Catch up on all the Friday action in Melbourne, Australia on Formula One’s opening grand prix weekend of the 2025 season

Charles Leclerc topped FP2 at the Formula 1 2025 season opener, Australian Grand Prix, beating McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, while new Ferrari recruit Lewis Hamilton finished fifth—over four-tenths behind his teammate.

Charles Leclerc left new Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake in free practice at the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday as defending champion Max Verstappen struggled with the Red Bull car.

Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with his new Ferrari team was pressure tested in Australia, where he finished a disappointing 10th on debut, and was frustrated by a bad strategy that cost him a potential victory,

The F1 season is underway with the Australian Grand Prix to be held at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. On March 14, there will first and second practice sessions followed by third practice and qualifying on March 15.

Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari odyssey got off to a tough start after the British driver qualified in eighth for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix

Having dominated Formula One's headlines in the build-up to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was far from the spotlight at Albert Park on Sunday with a 10th-place finish on his Ferrari debut.

Lewis Hamilton says his first race for Ferrari was "a big crash course" after he finished 10th in a chaotic Australian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton says his Ferrari race debut was a big learning curve after finishing a chaotic Australian Grand Prix in 10th