Australian GP: Lando Norris sets pace because Oliver Bearman suffers a big collision in the first practice of Melbournea | F1 news
Lando Norris is at the top of the first training session of the Formula 1 2025 season at the Australian Grand Prix while British Novajlija Oliver Bearman suffered a large collision.
Norris played his own and McLaren’s status of pre-season favorites on Thursday, but a part of the appearance that many expect that the British will give a good opportunity to ask for their maiden F1 title.
In the final moments of the session, he set a time 1: 17.252, to finish 0.149s away from Carlos Sainz, who impressed Williams after his Ferrari shift.
Lewis Hamilton was only 12. On his first weekend for Ferrari races, ending six -tenths behind his teammate Charles Leclerca, who was third.
Oscar Piastra had four dozen of his teammate in McLaren Norris in fourth place, while Max Verstappen was slightly in fifth place for Red Bull, as he started searching for the fifth consecutive driver’s title.
George Russell finished seventh for Mercedes, but survived late intimidation as he spin after driving on the grass on his way 4 and managed to stop his car only from obstacles.
Bearman, who rides in his first full campaign after making three appearances in the race last season, caused the second of the two red flag during the session as he ran into gravel at the exit 10 of the 10.
This interruption, together with a earlier delay to allow the removal of gravel from the path on which the cars running from the line in the 6th thread meant that almost a third of the session of the long hour was lost.
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Friday 14th March
- 2.55 hours: F3 qualifying*
- 3.40 hours: a press conference of the team director
- 4.45 hours: Australian practice GP two (session starts at 5:00)*
- 6.25 hours: F2 qualifying*
- 7.15 hours: F1 Show*
Saturday, March 15th
- 12.10am: F3 Sprint*
- 1.10 hours: Australian Practice GP Three (session begins at 1:30 pm)*
- 3.10 hours: F2 Sprint*
- 4.15: 00: Australian GP qualifying buildup*
- 5:00: Australian qualifying GP -A*
- 7:00: TED -O’s qualifying notebook*
- 7.30: 00: Australian reprise GP for qualification* (9:00 on Sky Showcase)
- 21.55: F3 Race features*
Sunday 16th March
- 12.25: 00: F2 Race features*
- 2.30 hours: Australian GP Building-up: Grand Prix Sunday*
- 4:00: Australian Grand Prix*
- 6:00: Australian reaction GP -a: Plated flag*
- 7:00: Ted’s notebook*
- 7.55pm: Australian reproduction of GP race
- 10:00: Australian GP prominent (also on Sky Showcase)
- 7:00 pm: Villeneuve Pironi – Racing’s Compled Tragedy
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