Australian Grand Prix
Trees cut down in Albert Park to make way for $350m pit lane upgrade
Opponents of Formula 1’s annual takeover of the park say the felling of the trees only adds to the “environmental disaster” the event already causes in the park.
- Tom Cowie
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‘Brad Pitt is annoyingly good at everything’: In F1, Damson Idris is just trying to keep up
The makers of Top Gun tapped A-lister Brad Pitt and rising star Damson Idris to make the greatest Formula One racing movie of all time.
- Thomas Mitchell
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- School funding
Race-day riches, classroom crumbs: School on GP track pleads for help
South Melbourne Park Primary, on the Grand Prix track, struggles with safety, funding and disruptions while the state spends hundreds of millions on car race facilities.
- Noel Towell
Huge F1 pit lane upgrade will give Albert Park more courts, better facilities for local sports
The new Albert Park facility will give critical revamps to F1 garages but also seven indoor sport courts and improved clubrooms for community sport.
- Staff reporters
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- Formula 1
An Australian star’s Formula 1 spot was already under threat. This monster crash hasn’t helped
Jack Doohan walked away from the wreck in a stunning testament to the safety features of modern F1 cars, but he appeared to move gingerly as he exited the track.
Video shows fake security guards getting into Grand Prix
Two 18-year-old men allegedly impersonated security guards to attend the Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne on March 16, 2025.
A TikTok video boasted of a next-level grand prix stunt. Two teens have now been charged
Police have charged two 18-year-olds after they allegedly snuck into the racing event pretending to be security.
- Cassandra Morgan
- Series
- Formula 1
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.
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
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Piastri was headed for the podium before disaster struck. This move showed why he’s a star
A spin near turn 13 on lap 44 wrecked the Melbourne driver’s race, but a brilliant overtake of Lewis Hamilton as he wove his way back into the points showed Oscar Piastri’s skill. We break down his home grand prix.
- Hannah Kennelly
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