I don’t expect miracles, but I think it’s OK,” said Verstappen when asked about the RB21’s race pace after qualifying. “Not on the same level [as Norris and Piastri], but I’ll just do my best and see what happens tomorrow.

Catch up on all the Friday action in Melbourne, Australia on Formula One’s opening grand prix weekend of the 2025 season

Max Verstappen has won two of the last four Formula One races after failing to win any of the previous 10, but he did not believe he could have beaten the McLarens even with a perfect lap in qualifyin

However, Piastri is not the only driver to watch as qualifying begins. Mercedes driver George Russell was just 0.039 seconds off Piastri’s pace, and Max Verstappen was just 0.081 seconds behind in third.

Rosanna Tennant and the BBC F1 team look at the title credentials of the top three British drivers.

It looks like the race-car driver trailblazer may no longer be a major part of Formula 1's most prominent coverage team, after also losing her Netflix gig.

SportsLine's model analyzes Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and the rest of the starting grid's chances at the F1 Australian GP 2025 as Lewis Hamilton makes his Ferrari debut

Red Bull have suffered a major setback on the eve of their first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Liam Lawson's first day of the season went about as poorly as he could've imagined, finishing over a second off the pace in FP1 and FP2 as he struggled to handle his Red Bull.