F1 2025 Australia GP LIVE: Race start time and schedule as rain falls for Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut

Welcome to the independent coverage of the first race of the 2025 season. Years!

Lando Norris starts on the pole position today for McLaren with Oscar Piarrije – Rodnik?

Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton descends in eighth while he makes his debut for Ferrari, with Max Verstappen in the third and George Russel in the fourth!

It rains in the Albert park today, which can mean that we are long and entertaining the first day of the new campaign!

It was much on the line with two minutes left to qualify for the first race of the 2025 F1 season. Lando NorrisBy placing the boundary in his first round, he was appointed to start 10. years. There was another chance – but there would be no third.

Still, when he was important, man, man marked as a favorite For 2025 F1 The World Championship has dropped out its Aussie Mommate Oscar Piastra on a Paul for Sunday Australian Grand Prix, on breathing thousands in the stands.

Piatri seemed to take a half from the champion of the champion Max Verstappenwhich he was then admitted that he was satisfied with the third place in the car under the Redski bulel. However, Norris, Stretching McLaren to the border on this ticklish street circle of 14 revolutions, made it to count. Not much, but with only 0.084 seconds in it.

As far as Lewis Hamiltonafterwards All Fandom and HypeUltimately was a respectable first qualified representation for Ferrari. 40-year-old, who dreams oa Record eighth title With the most popular brand of sports, a race on the grill will start tomorrow. His teammate Charles Leclerc is with him in the seventh.

“It’s a little disappointing, of course, not being able to drink on the board, but so far it was a messy weekend,” after that Bearman confirmed.

“I didn’t run all weekend. It’s harder guys to actually understand [what’s happening]As we worked with one car all weekend.

“I can only apologize to the team.”

In hot terms on Saturday afternoon in Melbourne, McLaren’s label like Favorites Lupa Fruit as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastra Locked front rowWith a razor who pushed his Aussie teammate.

Still, for Ferrari, it was a final session, with Charles Leclerc Seventh and Hamilton Eighth on a slip. Both of them will start behind the race bull driver Yuki Tsunoda (Peti) and Alex Albon (Williams).

On the one hand, it was a pure elation. McLaren family member for eight years, that meant as much as Norris as anyone else. He described it as a “perfect” end of the season, the beatable Ferrari to the championships for 14 points. And he needs an invitation; He wanted to “hammer” later that night across the border in Bahrain.

However, in the same breath, even in the middle of joy celebrations of Papaje-lining on the bristol, the boy from Bristol could not help, but sampling that taste of bitter taste. “It’s been a special year,” he said via the team radio, before adding, “I will be my age next year.”

For all his stardust, Lewis Hamilton Not always the easiest respondent.

When he-shaped, the biggest star formula is conceived and original, and everyone in the room fixes his words. However, sometimes, especially in Last three Upper Years There can be a reticent in Mercedes who speaks at all.

“The Grand Congratulations The team, amazing work to continue, start with 1-2, but it’s just qualition – it will be a tricky race, but it was the perfect race to start.

“The car is extremely fast, when you contain it, it is amazing, you fight a little bit between me and Oscar and it was difficult. You need to take a lot of risks, but the ways of thinking in the last round, but managed to get it out.

“I’ll never adhere to yourself, I’m not like that. We know how fast Max and Red Bull are in the rain, a lot of opportunities for everyone. We’ll see tomorrow.”

Max Verstappen has no “chance” of the fifth of the F1 in 2025. Years, the ex-driver Ralf Schumacher is stated.

Schumacher believes that Verstappen delivered “rescue” efforts in the fight in Red Bull car last year, but he would not be able to do the same again.

McLaren’s Lando Norris is a favorite to win the title of this season and Schumacher is Adamant, Verstappen will be powerless to stop Brit and others on the front of the grid.

Speaking Sky Germany Podcast, Schumacher said, “Last year was clear. Red Bull was very strong at the beginning of the season, but then they couldn’t stand the car. Verstappen was a salvation.

“However, it will have to get used to everything nearing to end. I don’t think there’s a chance.”