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Norris cuts Piastri’s F1 lead in controversial British Grand Prix win

The Australian now leads his British teammate by eight points overall, cut from 15. It’s the halfway point of the season, with 12 of 24 races remaining.

June

One of the most dramatic moments of the F1 season happened between McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

‘All my bad’: Piastri and teammate in dramatic F1 collision

The Australian driver and Lando Norris were involved in a late clash that knocked the Briton out of the Canadian Grand Prix and kept McLaren off the podium.

May

Piastri’s championship lead down to 3 points as Norris wins out

Great Australian hope Oscar Piastri had his overall advantage in the standings trimmed as McLaren team-mate Lando Norris sped to his first win in Monte Carlo.

Nicole Kidman in custom Balenciaga at the Met Gala.

$48m raised at fashion’s most outrageous night of the year

This year’s Met Gala’s theme encouraged masculine tailoring and flamboyant style – and celebrities delivered.

Snook, Zendaya, Anthony Pratt shine at Met Gala

Fashion’s biggest night is underway at the Met Gala in Manhattan, with hosts Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo among the first to arrive.

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Piastri overtakes Verstappen in Miami.

Piastri credits hard work for 3rd straight victory

The Australian won the Miami Grand Prix in an utterly dominant McLaren one-two to complete a hat-trick and stretch his Formula 1 championship lead.

April

Race winner Oscar Piastri

Piastri on top of the world with a lot more winning to do

It is the first time an Australian has led the drivers’ standings for 15 years, following his manager Mark Webber in 2010.

Australian Oscar Piastri celebrates his win in Bahrain.

‘Pretty damn fun’: Piastri earns serene Bahrain GP win

The Australian became the season’s first repeat winner in four races, while leading McLaren teammate Lando Norris had to settle for third at the desert circuit.

March

Oscar Piastri.

Piastri delivers perfect F1 race to win Shanghai Grand Prix

The Australian coasted to victory in China, sending a warning to his main rivals that he is up for the fight in this year’s world championship.

New Zealander Liam Lawson at practice on Friday - he has the trickiest seat on the grid, lining up at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen, who has won the past four driver’s championships.

Grand Prix hits new highs in survival countdown

Fans are flocking to Melbourne’s Albert Park for F1 practice sessions and the final qualifying round that will determine where each driver starts on Sunday.

March 2024

Charles Leclerc showers F1 winner Carlos Sainz in champagne.

Sainz wins drama-filled F1 as Ferrari storm podium

Carlos Sainz won his first Australian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen suffered a dramatic car fire early in the race.

February 2024

Lewis Hamilton is moving from Mercedes to rival Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton shocks F1 with jump to rivals Ferrari

The superstar British driver said he is moving from Mercedes to Ferrari in 2025, a shift that surprised many in the elite motoring sport.

December 2023

Woodside chief executive Meg “Max” O’Neil and Santos boss Kevin “Lewis” Gallagher.

Woodside and Santos merger steered by petrolheads

In the Woodside-Santos merger discussions, Woodside has been codenamed “Max”, while Santos is “Lewis”.

March 2023

Carlos Sainz in the Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix in March.

The Melbourne tech company behind race-winning strategies in Formula 1

The software ingests up to 50,000 different streams of telemetry data from the cars and drivers, and combines it with live weather reports, video feeds and track data, to model and predict the outcome of different race tactics.

All eyes will be on McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, from Australia, pictured during Formula 1 testing in Abu Dhabi last November.

All eyes on Australia’s debut driver as the Formula 1 season fires up

With 21-year-old Melburnian Oscar Piastri lining up for McLaren and a record 23 races this year, the Bahrain GP kicks off a thrilling 2023.

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October 2022

Lewis Hamilton waves to fans during the drivers parade before the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka.

Why Lewis Hamilton may still be racing past 40

The British Formula 1 great is as fit as ever at 37 and the record eighth world title he craves may not be beyond his grasp.

June 2022

Matias Muchnick, chief executive of plant-based food group NotCo.

Jeff Bezos-backed NotCo aims to shake up Australian plant-based food

The $2 billion group has F1 champion Lewis Hamilton and tennis star Roger Federer as investors, with Woolworths part of growth plans.

April 2022

Miami’s hotels are offering special glamour packages for deep-pocketed racing fans this weekend.

Where the rich are paying $42,000 for a table next weekend

For racing fans, Miami’s first Formula 1 race will be one of the most exciting events of the year.

Venus and Serena Williams at the Critics Choice Awards this week.

Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton join bid to buy Chelsea

The tennis legend and F1 driver have each pledged an estimated $17.6 million to help purchase the Premier League club from sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Russian cyberattacks are expected to ramp up as the war in Ukraine continues.

‘The big one is coming’: tech giant’s stark Russia warning

The chief technology officer of cybersecurity company Crowdstrike has warned that Russia is still likely to launch large-scale cyberattacks against the West.

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