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Oscar Piastri was back on the top step of the podium following his Melbourne heartbreak.

Glory for Piastri in Shanghai as he banishes Albert Park heartbreak

Oscar Piastri started from pole position in his first grand prix since his heartbreak at Albert Park and drove a near-faultless race en route to victory.

  • Russell Bennett

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Oscar Piastri.

‘The hairpin of my life’: Five key moments from Piastri’s China win

A week after failing to snap Australia’s hoodoo of no local driver finishing on the Albert Park podium, Oscar Piastri was utterly dominant in victory in Shanghai.

  • Matthew Clayton
Oscar Piastri will start the Chinese Grand Prix from pole.

Piastri stuns Verstappen, Norris and Hamilton in Formula 1 first

The Australian superstar will start Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix from pole – the first time he’s ever started an F1 grand prix from the head of the grid.

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Wet and wild Melbourne heralds new Formula 1 season

The first race of the new season delivered on the significant pre-season hype. Lando Norris emerged victorious in the rain to take victory in a crash-strewn Australian Grand Prix.

Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has died aged 76, a family statement to the PA news agency says.

Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan dies aged 76

Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has died aged 76, a family statement to the PA news agency says.

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Tabcorp CEO Gillon McLachlan.

Gillon McLachlan rushed into the Toorak Hotel, but whom did he keep waiting?

The former AFL chief executive walked into the venue in a hurry on Tuesday evening and immediately headed to the back of the bar. Was it a strategy planning meeting or friends reuniting?

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Australian Grand Prix: Piastri heartbreak, McLaren triumph at wet and wild Melbourne

McLaren’s Lando Norris won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix, with the Brit just managing to stay ahead of Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in Sunday’s race.

  • Scott Spits, Russell Bennett, Gemma Grant and Claire Siracusa
In Pictures: The 2025 Australian Grand Prix
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In pictures: The 2025 Australian Grand Prix

The Age photographer Joe Armao captures all the action and excitement of the F1 Grand Prix of Australia in Melbourne.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri goes fastest in FP3

‘I’m pretty sad, actually’: Norris’ cheeky response after knocking Piastri off hometown pole

The bayside Melbourne product set a blistering 1:15.180 but was pipped at the death of qualifying by his own teammate.

  • Hannah Kennelly and Russell Bennett
Oscar Piastri.

As the clock ticked down, McLaren turned up the heat. Catch Norris and Piastri if you can

In front of a record Saturday crowd at Albert Park of 136,347 fans, McLaren’s front-row lockout was even more imposing than it was predictable.

  • Matthew Clayton

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