Norris fastest, Albon crashes in eventful and close start to practice
Lando Norris was quickest of all in a lively opening practice session in Melbourne interrupted by a heavy crash for Williamsâ Alexander Albon.
Australian GP
Practice Session 1
Pos No. Driver Team Model Time Gap
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 1:18.564s -
2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda RB20 1:18.582s 0.018s
3 63 George Russell Mercedes W15 1:18.597s 0.033s
4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-24 1:18.599s 0.035s
5 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda VCARB01 1:18.621s 0.057s
6 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull-Honda RB20 1:18.642s 0.078s
7 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 1:18.667s 0.103s
8 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari SF-24 1:18.686s 0.122s
9 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W15 1:18.771s 0.207s
10 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 1:18.918s 0.354s
11 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda VCARB01 1:19.274s 0.710s
12 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes FW46 1:19.443s 0.879s
13 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-24 1:19.489s 0.925s
14 2 Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes FW46 1:19.519s 0.955s
15 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault A524 1:19.561s 0.997s
16 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas-Ferrari VF-24 1:19.604s 1.040s
17 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A524 1:19.622s 1.058s
18 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 1:19.716s 1.152s
19 24 Zhou Guanyu Sauber-Ferrari C44 1:19.989s 1.425s
20 77 Valtteri Bottas Sauber-Ferrari C44 1:20.014s 1.450s
Albon to miss second practice after heavy crash
Alexander Albon will take no further part in todayâs running at the Albert Park circuit following his heavy crash in first practice.
Leclerc leads Verstappen, Hamilton only 18th in second practice
Charles Leclerc put Ferrari at the top of the times at the end of the first day of running for the Australian Grand Prix.
Australian GP
Practice Session 2
Pos No. Driver Team Model Time Gap
1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-24 1:17.277s -
2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda RB20 1:17.658s 0.381s
3 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari SF-24 1:17.707s 0.430s
4 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 1:17.822s 0.545s
5 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 1:17.912s 0.635s
6 63 George Russell Mercedes W15 1:17.951s 0.674s
7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 1:18.077s 0.800s
8 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull-Honda RB20 1:18.090s 0.813s
9 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 1:18.155s 0.878s
10 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda VCARB01 1:18.188s 0.911s
11 24 Zhou Guanyu Sauber-Ferrari C44 1:18.421s 1.144s
12 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda VCARB01 1:18.534s 1.257s
13 2 Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes FW46 1:18.578s 1.301s
14 77 Valtteri Bottas Sauber-Ferrari C44 1:18.585s 1.308s
15 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A524 1:18.691s 1.414s
16 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas-Ferrari VF-24 1:18.702s 1.425s
17 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault A524 1:18.705s 1.428s
18 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W15 1:18.834s 1.557s
19 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-24 1:19.275s 1.998s
20 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes FW46 No time
Mercedesâ set-up experiment on Hamiltonâs car âmassively backfiredâ
A drastic set-up change on Lewis Hamiltonâs car âbackfiredâ, the team admitted, after he set the second-slowest time in Fridayâs second practice session.
Perez wary of Ferrariâs pace, Verstappen sees ânothing worryingâ
The Red Bull drivers gave different views of how serious a threat rivals Ferrari are after the first day of practice for the Australian Grand Prix.
Ferrari has âbest shotâ yet of fighting Red Bull in Melbourne â Leclerc
Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari have their âbest shotâ of taking the fight to Red Bull in Melbourne after setting the pace in Friday practice.
Sainz âvery happyâ with first day back in car after surgery
Carlos Sainz Jnr says he is âvery happyâ to have completed the first day of practice for the Australian Grand Prix following his appendix surgery.
Susie Wolffâs complaint against FIA wonât be âbrushed under the carpetâ
Susie Wolff will not back down in her legal action against the FIA over allegations made about her last year, says her husband, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
Williams explain why they had no spare car for Australian Grand Prix
Williams team principal James Vowles has explained why they did not have a spare car available this weekend, which has led to Logan Sargeant missing the race.
Williams pull Sargeant out of Australian GP so Albon can drive his car
Williams have withdrawn Logan Sargeant from the Australian Grand Prix in order to let his team mate race his car.