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Doohan escapes from monster crash
Jack Doohan walks away from a monster crash early in the second practice session for the Japanase Grand Prix at Suzuka.
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‘I didn’t do a good enough job,’ Piastri admits after Verstappen flexes his muscle to win in Japan
The four-time reigning world champion has won in Suzuka for the fourth time in a row, despite Norris and Piastri having the best race car on the grid.
- by Russell Bennett
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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.
IndyCar drivers crash before race starts
IndyCar drivers Scott McLaughlin and Devlin DeFrancesco crash before the race starts at Thermal.
Piastri claims first race win of 2025
Oscar Piastri claims his first win of the 2025 season at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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.
- by Russell Bennett
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Formula 1
‘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.
- by Matthew Clayton
Piastri claims maiden F1 pole
A week after heartbreak at the Australian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri claims pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix.
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Australian Grand Prix
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 dies aged 76
Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has died aged 76, a family statement to the PA news agency says.
- by AP
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.
- by Scott Spits, Russell Bennett, Gemma Grant and Claire Siracusa
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