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Oscar Piastri can't catch a break as Australian GP crash adds more punishment Oscar Piastri's devastating Australian Grand Prix crash brought more punishment after the McLaren driver's challenging end to last season.

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10.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oscar Piastri's crash cruelly denied him the reset he needed at the start of 2026.

The misery continued in Melbourne, writes Oliver Harden.

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10.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Liam Lawson vs Sergio Perez flashpoint as untelevised team radio emerges Untelevised team radio from the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix has revealed the moment Liam Lawson said Sergio Perez "f**king sucks."

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10.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sergio Perez and Liam Lawson: together again ❀️

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10.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Nikola Tsolov delivers on Helmut Marko request in Melbourne The Formula 2 and Formula 3 championships are up and running in 2026. This year, there will be a PlanetF1.com podium to play for.

What happened in F2 and F3 in Australia?

Jamie Woodhouse rounds up the best of the action.

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10.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Max Verstappen makes feelings clear on 'super frustrating' F1 2026 in untelevised team radio Untelevised Max Verstappen team radio has lifted the lid on the Red Bull driver's "super frustrating" F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

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10.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not everyone shares Max Verstappen's view on the 2026 rules...

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10.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On this day, Eddie Jordan's team made its debut at the 1991 United States Grand Prix.

It was the start of an unforgettable ride for one of the sport's greatest characters.

10.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Toto Wolff reacts after McLaren and Williams left baffled by Mercedes pace Customer teams admitted surprise at Mercedes’ Melbourne pace β€” Toto Wolff says making β€œeverybody happy” is impossible.

Toto Wolff on McLaren and Williams PU concerns:

"You can never deploy things to make everybody happy. The most important [thing] is we’re trying to provide a good service. And that’s always our aim.”

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10.03.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Toto Wolff joins Christian Horner in battle to buy stake in Alpine Two of F1’s biggest power brokers are now eyeing the same Alpine ownership stake.

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10.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Toto Wolff is understood to be among Christian Horner's rival bidders for a stake in Alpine.

Story by @thomasmaheronf1.bsky.social.

10.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Max Verstappen makes feelings clear on 'super frustrating' F1 2026 in untelevised team radio Untelevised Max Verstappen team radio has lifted the lid on the Red Bull driver's "super frustrating" F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

'GP' to Max Verstappen:

"Frustrating? There's drivers up front elated with this whole thing."

Untelevised Verstappen team radio emerged from the Red Bull driver's "very frustrating" Australian GP.

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10.03.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Main George Russell threat emerges as Ron Dennis theory stands Mercedes driver George Russell won the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix with Kimi Antonelli second and Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.

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09.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Formula 1? More like Formula Net Zero.

Super clipping at Turns 9/10 summed up the problem with the 2026 rules, writes Oliver Harden.

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09.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Toto Wolff says drivers 'nostalgic' over F1 2026 complaints Toto Wolff suggested F1 can be "very nostalgic" after a number of drivers complained about the new regulations.

Toto Wolff suggested F1 can be "very nostalgic" after a number of drivers complained about the new regulations.

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09.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aston Martin describe 'mess' that led to long Fernando Alonso pit stop A disastrous opening day for Aston was compounded with an incredibly long stop for Fernando Alonso.

Mike Krack described Aston Martin's communications as a β€œmess” after Fernando Alonso stopped for 11 laps.

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09.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The new F1 2026 regulations debuted in Melbourne, and are splitting opinions.

09.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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F1 data: How Ferrari has a starting edge over its competitors Pre-season predictions that Ferrari would be the best off line were dramatically proven in Melbourne.

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09.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ferrari are actually pretty good off the line, it turns out.

PF1's resident data expert Uros Radovanovic took a closer look.

09.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adrian Newey holds Audi R26 investigation at Australian Grand Prix Aston Martin boss Adrian Newey was spotted investigating the Audi R26 of Nico Hulkenberg at the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

Adrian Newey was spotted by PF1's @matcoch.bsky.social checking out the Audi R26 in Melbourne.

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09.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lewis Hamilton on Mercedes' one-lap heroics:

09.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McLaren calls for closer Mercedes HPP ties: 'Not how you work in Formula 1' McLaren team principal Andrea Stella admits that his team has work to do in exploiting the Mercedes power unit to the level of the works team.

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09.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unable to extract what the Mercedes team can, McLaren wants more power unit information from Mercedes HPP.

09.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Max Verstappen makes announcement after Australian Grand Prix Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has made an important announcement after the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Max Verstappen has announced that he will compete in the 2026 Nurburgring 24 hours.

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09.03.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Main George Russell threat emerges as Ron Dennis theory stands Mercedes driver George Russell won the F1 2026 Australian Grand Prix with Kimi Antonelli second and Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.

🟒 Beware Kimi Antonelli
🟒 Ferrari start opportunities
🟒 Aston Martin due diligence

Conclusions from the Australian Grand Prix.

✍️ Oliver Harden

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09.03.2026 08:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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King of the comeback πŸ‘‘

In the last seven times Max Verstappen has started 18th or lower and finished the race, he has done so inside the points.

08.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oscar Piastri was understandably not best pleased after crashing out of his hometown race before it started.

08.03.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Carlos Sainz delivers blunt verdict on F1 Straight Line Mode safety fears Carlos Sainz says Formula 1’s new Straight Line Mode is only masking deeper engine deployment problems.

Carlos Sainz says Formula 1’s new Straight Line Mode is only masking deeper engine deployment problems. #F1

08.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘ Two sets of debut points, as Arvid Lindblad earned a P8 finish and Gabriel Bortoleto took P9 on Audi's first official race as a constructor.

08.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Max Verstappen reveals β€˜zero battery’ Melbourne start as F1 rules criticism continues Max Verstappen detailed how a drained battery affected his launch before finishing sixth in Melbourne...

Max Verstappen detailed how a drained battery affected his launch before finishing sixth in Melbourne. #F1

08.03.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0