Russell: “We need to take a step forward if we want to fight for pole”
The words of Mercedes driver George Russell at the end of Friday’s free practice for the Australian GP in Melbourne
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Antonelli is already 2nd: “But we all learn on every lap, tomorrow could be a different story”
Kimi Antonelli commented on the second place achieved in the second free practice session of the Australian GP
Bearman: “We learned a lot and discovered new things”
Positive feedback from the British driver, as well as for his teammate Esteban Ocon, 10th in FP1
What day 1 told us: Ferrari not bad but Mercedes is scary
The analysis of the telemetry from Friday’s free practice in Australia, Mercedes is scary, but Ferrari is there and can give it a go
Honda: “FP2 data indicates that vibration countermeasures are starting to work”
The words of Shintaro Orihara, head of Honda engineers, at the end of a difficult Friday for the Aston Martins
The rumor: if Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are cancelled, the world championship will be 22 GPs
The decision will be made no later than March 20: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia risk being skipped. And Imola will not be there…
GP Australia 2026: free practice 1 report
Follow the minute-by-minute live coverage of free practice 1 of the F1 Australian GP, LIVE from 2.15 on Friday 6 March 2026
2026 Australian GP – FP1 Classification: Ferrari starts well, immediate 1-2 with Leclerc and Hamilton
The standings, results and summary of free practice 1 of the 2026 F1 Australian GP at the Melbourne circuit: find out what happened
Aston Martin, the ordeal continues: double power unit problem in FP1. Alonso stopped, Stroll completes just 3 laps
As expected, the two Silverstone cars hardly saw the track due to Honda engine problems.
Aston Martin, weekend hanging by a thread. Newey: “We only have two batteries left”
The Silverstone team’s problems continue, which do not only concern the car’s vibrations but also the power unit