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Mercedes 1-2 in F1 2026 opener after early Ferrari tussle
George Russell won the first Formula 1 race of 2026 as Mercedes outfoxed and outpaced Ferrari at the Australian Grand Prix
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Australian Grand Prix 2026 F1 race results
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli escaped from an early battle with the Ferraris to start Formula 1's new rules era with a Mercedes 1-2
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The most painful part of Piastri's home pre-race crash
Oscar Piastri felt "shocked and surprised" as he crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix before the start of the 2026 Formula 1 opener
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Australian GP F1 2026 starting grid with two cars out before the race
Oscar Piastri's crash on the way to the Australian Grand Prix grid leaves a gap in fifth place on the starting grid for the 2026 Formula 1 opener
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Piastri crashes out of Australian GP before start
Home hero Oscar Piastri will not take part in Formula 1's 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix after a pre-race crash
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Where big Mercedes 2026 advantage really is
The sandbags are off and we now know for sure that Mercedes has a sizeable advantage in F1 2026 - but where does its advantage lie?
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Eight things we learned from first F1 2026 qualifying in Melbourne
What we learned from the first qualifying session of F1 2026
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FIA gives Aston Martin permission for Stroll to race
Lance Stroll has received the permission to take the Australian Grand Prix start - but it required a "compelling" case from Aston Martin
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Winners and losers from F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix qualifying
Mercedes had a monster performance in the first qualifying of this F1 rules era - but who else overperformed expectation, and whose year is looking a little worrying?
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Norris: It sucks F1's traded best car for worst in 2026
Lando Norris has joined Max Verstappen in criticising F1’s new generation of cars, calling them “probably the worst” from a driving perspective.
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Australia's a damning indictment of F1 2026's worst trait
The best part of the Melbourne circuit shows the worst of the 2026 F1 cars
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'Not having fun at all' - Crash and rant leak worsen Verstappen's mood
Crashing in Australian Grand Prix Q1 did little for Max Verstappen's dislike of the 2026 F1 rules
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Mercedes dominates first qualifying of F1 2026
George Russell took pole position for the first race of Formula 1 2026, leading a dominant Mercedes 1-2 in Australian Grand Prix qualifying
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2026 Australian Grand Prix F1 qualifying results
Full results from the first qualifying session of the 2026 F1 season at the Australian GP
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Verstappen crash causes early red flag in first F1 2026 qualifying
Max Verstappen will start the first race of F1's new rules era from the back after crashing in Australian GP Q1 and causing a red flag