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Formula 1 Opens Its Season at the Australian GP with Plenty of Questions

On Friday , practice began at Melbourne's Albert Park for Formula 1 as it enters a new era with almost 50:50 turbo 1.6-litre V6 and electric power split.
The FIA has already postponed the Qatar World Endurance Championship originally set for March 26-28 due to the war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, which has disrupted regional travel.
Testing results show Charles Leclerc topped Bahrain pre-season tests, over eight tenths clear of Kimi Antonelli , while paddock insiders say new rules and Cadillac reshuffle the pecking order.
The FIA and Formula One Management are monitoring the security and travel situation in real time with an announcement expected soon, while Aston Martin reports Honda power unit vibrations risking drivers’ hands and race completion Sunday.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri faces local pressure after leading for 189 days last year while teams credit factories and winter testing for vital lessons.

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Aus GP: Leclerc tops FP1 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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Formula 1 Opens Its Season At Australian GP With Plenty Of Questions

As crowds filtered into Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday for Formula 1's first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions.

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Formula 1 opens its season at the Australian GP with plenty of questions

As crowds filtered into Melbourne’s Albert Park for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions. Plenty of them.

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F1 Australian GP: Leclerc tops first 2026 practice as McLaren and Aston Martin hit trouble

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc headed team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen to lead the first practice session of Formula 1's new era that starts at the Australian Grand Prix.Leclerc's last-minute effort of 1m20.267s demoted team-mate Hamilton after a relatively uneventful first practice session of F1's new regulations era.Most teams wasted little time getting up to speed in ...Keep reading

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