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2025 Formula 1 Australian GP
Mar 13, 2025 to Mar 16, 2025
| Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, AU
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01:20:39 am
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Alonso's car is not in an easy place to clear. The Spaniard was coming under pressure from Antonelli, and just dipped a wheel too far over at Turn 6.
01:19:09 am
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The McLarens take the hard tyres - Verstappen has mediums. Containing the Red Bull driver will be key for the McLaren duo on the restart.
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01:17:26 am
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Norris is given the call to pit, and Piastri has dropped back slightly to double stack. Everyone's stopping.
Crash
01:16:19 am
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Alonso hits the wall at Turn 7! This might be the switch point to move to slicks - Ferrari and Mercedes bung some slicks on.
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01:14:48 am
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Lap 33: Lawson is getting lapped by the two McLarens. "We're free to race - you know the rules", Piastri is told.
01:14:00 am
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Lap 32: The McLaren drivers now appear free to race, but Piastri went wide at Turn 6 and he's shipped about 1.5s to Norris! That'll ease the pressure somewhat chez McLaren.
01:11:01 am
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Lap 30: Norris gets some respite with DRS as he laps the two Haas drivers, while Piastri's been told to hold position for the transition to dry tyres. It's not an un-sensible move as the team tries to preserve its 1-2.
01:08:50 am
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Lap 29: Piastri is in DRS range of Norris now - as Antonelli is in DRS range of Alonso. Things are starting to hot up now as we hit half-distance.
01:07:45 am
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Lap 28: Just 1.2s between Norris and Piastri now. Verstappen has stabilised an 8s gap to Russell behind.
01:05:11 am
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Lap 26: At the front, the gap is: Norris - 1.4s - Piastri. Russell is now closing on Verstappen.
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01:04:04 am
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"The seat is full of water", Leclerc reports. "That must be the water," replies engineer Bryan Bozzi - even in these conditions, Leclerc finds time to make a snide reply. "Let's add that to the words of wisdom," the Monegasque retorts.
01:02:57 am
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Hamilton had a good look at Albon into Turn 11, but the Williams driver holds the line.
01:02:15 am
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Lap 24: Piastri is now just 1.8s behind Norris. Verstappen is a further 10 seconds back, but still lapping faster than Russell in fourth.
01:01:20 am
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Lap 23: Antonelli puts a move on Stroll and moves up to 11th - he was running well over a second faster than the Canadian. Alonso's next on his list.
01:00:21 am
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Lap 23: Hamilton reported that he lost gear sync - engineer Riccardo Adami offers him a fix to the solution. He's still on Albon's tail, so it seems okay for the time being.
12:58:31 am
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Lap 22: Piastri is finding time on Norris, he's just 2.1s behind at this juncture. Verstappen has fallen to seven seconds behind the two McLarens.
12:57:28 am
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Norris is told that McLaren would like to stick with the current tyres if a safety car emerges and the rain stays at the same intensity. The Briton agrees, feeling the 'slicktermediate' is the best for business.
12:56:28 am
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Lawson passes Ocon for 15th, and just about hangs onto it as he slips off at Turn 9.
12:55:33 am
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All four drivers under investigation - Alonso, Hamilton, Albon, Tsunoda - have been given the all-clear. As you were, then.
12:54:45 am
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Lap 19: Verstappen is itching for a switch in tyres, but he's been asked if he can hang on as the light rain is expected to clear up.
12:54:04 am
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Lap 18: Antonelli has repassed Hulkenberg now, repeating his move into Turn 11.
12:53:03 am
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Verstappen just locked up, and that was enough for Piastri to reclaim second. Meantime, Hamilton and Albon have also been noted for safety car infringements.
12:51:55 am
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Lap 17: Piastri was right on Verstappen's tail through Turns 9 and 10, and the Dutchman makes an uncharacteristic error into the next corner to allow Piastri to make the pass for second!
12:50:36 am
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Phwoar - Antonelli did a Russell and spun at Turn 4, which gives Hulkenberg 12th place back. He did well to keep it out of the wall, and resumes in 13th once again.
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12:49:24 am
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Lap 16: The times are dropping at the front; the front three are in the 1m30s. Shed a couple more seconds and we'll start to reach the crossover point for slicks - but that'll be tricky as drizzle is starting to appear.
12:48:08 am
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Lap 15: We have a pass - Antonelli has cleared Hulkenberg for 12th. Nice, clean pass from the Mercedes rookie.
12:46:24 am
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Lap 14: Norris is told that "class 1" rain might be on the way a little bit later - that's relatively light rain, I believe.
12:45:45 am
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Lap 13: Hamilton is finding the car a little bit on the snappy side; he's asked where he's slow as he seeks to find a way past Albon. Turns 11 and 12 is the answer.
12:43:55 am
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Piastri can benefit from this, as he's got within DRS range of Verstappen. Antonelli's right on Hulkenberg's tail as he seeks to claim 12th from the experienced German.
12:43:08 am
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Lap 12: Lots of drivers hunting for some wet patches now to cool their intermediates. DRS is now enabled.
12:41:44 am
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Lap 11: Norris has found a 1.1s lead over Verstappen for the time being. Piastri is trying to reclaim the time he lost to the Red Bull driver, and Russell is a further 2.4s behind.
12:40:23 am
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Alonso is under investigation, as is Tsunoda, for a safety car infringement. More on those investigations as we have it.
12:38:59 am
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Lap 9: Turn 3 looks very slippery - Verstappen seems to have shaken off the Piastri pressure and he's going after Norris again. Alonso has been noted for a safety car infringement.
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12:36:51 am
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Safety car in
Lap 8: Norris holds the line from Verstappen and keeps the lead. Piastri is seeking retribution and wants to reclaim second.
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12:35:33 am
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"Little bits in last sector have dry patches but it's 100% inters", says Norris. He reckons it'll dry soon if rain holds off.
12:34:51 am
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Safety car in this lap
We'll resume racing on lap 8.
12:32:20 am
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No more rain expected for at least 30 minutes, and we're on lap 6. Hopefully we can get rolling soon.
12:30:10 am
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Some dry lines are starting to form - but equally, it's still very slippery on the painted lines. Ocon, Lawson, and Bearman have thrown on new sets of intermediates.
12:26:38 am
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Amid all the madness, we missed a few positional changes; Leclerc got ahead of Tsunoda and Albon to sit fifth, and Hulkenberg has passed Antonelli and Bortoleto on his way up to P12.
12:25:05 am
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Keeping the safety car out won't be such a bad thing; gives the drivers a chance to displace some water and help the track dry out.
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Published: Mar 16, 2025, 5:20 AM
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