The 24-race, 2025 Formula One season begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend. McLaren and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen start their respective defences of the constructors’ and drivers’ championships, with two free-practice sessions today ahead of qualifying tomorrow. Today: FP1 (9:30pm ET), FP2 (1am ET).

Prior to Formula One 's first practice sessions of the new season, Hamilton - out-qualified and out-scored by George Russell at Mercedes last year and with just two victories from his last 69 appearances - insisted he was not feeling the pressure of a transfer billed as the biggest in the sport's 75-year history.

Get ready for the Australian Grand Prix with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Formula 1 race, what the schedule is and more.

Formula One statistics for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne's Albert Park: Lap distance: 5.278km. Total distance: 306.124km (58 laps) 2024 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull one minute 15.

Formula 1 cars hit the track Friday for the first practice session of 2025 as the new season kicks off this weekend with a race in Melbourne, Australia.

The weather forecast for the season's first race weekend in Melbourne is a mixed bag but that could produce some intense racing action.

Sunday's grand prix is the first time all 20 drivers from 10 teams will line up together on the grid for the 2025 season. All eyes are on Lewis Hamilton, this weekend, as he takes on his first race for F1's most successful team,

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