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WATCH: Inside the Australian Grand Prix with Daniel Ricciardo
Go inside the Australian Grand Prix with Daniel Ricciardo in the latest episode of McLaren’s video series.
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Record attendance for Australian Grand Prix
The 2022 Formula 1 Australian Grand has broken the weekend attendance record at Albert Park. An estimate 419,114 fans attended over the four day event, the most ever recorded at Albert Park for the grand prix. Both Friday and Saturday set single-day attendance records, but the race day attendance
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McLaren celebrates first double points finish of the year at Australian Grand Prix
McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have celebrated their first double points finish of the 2022 season after a resurgent team performance at the Australian Grand Prix. Lando Norris began the grand prix in fourth and fell behind Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap, but was able to hold
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Charles Leclerc dominant in Australian Grand Prix victory as rival Max Verstappen retires
Charles Leclerc has won the Australian Grand Prix in dominant fashion as rival Max Verstappen retired with an engine issue. Leclerc started on pole and held off Verstappen at the start and through two safety car restarts before the Red Bull driver suffered an engine fire on lap 39. "
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Fernando Alonso injured hands in qualifying crash
Fernando Alonso has revealed he injured his hands in a crash during qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix. The Alpine driver arrived at the drivers’ parade on Sunday with bandaged hands, telling F1TV he had kept a grip on the steering wheel during the crash, overextending his thumbs. Despite the
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Joey Mawson claims Alan Jones trophy with S5000 round victory at Australian Grand Prix
Joey Mawson is the first driver to claim the Alan Jones trophy with his S5000 round victory at the Australian Grand Prix. Mawson won the opening race and took out the feature race in dominant fashion, maintaining the lead from pole position and stretching his legs to take the chequered
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Shae Davies wins shortened S5000 race two at Albert Park
Shae Davies has won a shortened S5000 reverse-grid race at Albert Park. Davies led smartly away from pole ahead of Conor Somers, who held off a challenge from Blake Purdie to keep second place. Drivers jostled for position with the field mixed up after the reverse-grid start. Somers spun out
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Daniel Ricciardo quietly confident after best qualifying session of the year in Melbourne
Daniel Ricciardo is quietly confident in McLaren's potential for the Australian Grand Prix after his first appearance in Q3 this season. Teammate Lando Norris was fastest during some stages of FP3, and will start the grand prix on the second row after qualifying fourth. It marks a resurgence
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Charles Leclerc tops dramatic qualifying at Australian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc came out on top of a tightly-fought qualifying session to claim pole position for the Australian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver bested Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, who will start behind Leclerc, while teammate Carlos Sainz could only manage ninth after a red flag
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Fourth DRS zone removed from Albert Park circuit due to safety concerns
The FIA have amended the DRS layout for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, removing the first activation zone that took drivers through the new “high-speed” section into turn nine. Part of a raft of changes to the circuit for the 2022 grand prix, the DRS zone took drivers
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Sebastian Vettel penalised after scooter excursion during Australian Grand Prix practice
Sebastian Vettel has been fined 5,000 euros by the FIA after taking a scooter on-track after Free Practice 1 at Albert Park. The FIA stewards summoned Vettel after he used a marshal's scooter to return to the pit lane after the end of FP1. The Aston Martin
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Daniel Ricciardo glad to be competitive ahead of Australian Grand Prix qualifying
Daniel Ricciardo says McLaren is confident after finding a working setup ahead of qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix. Speaking on Thursday night after the first two free practice sessions, the Australian praised the new track layout. "It was a good day, just getting back into the groove here