Live coverage of Friday practice from the 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix Mercedes may have displayed strong pace and got its Formula 1 rivals talking, but it didn’t have a completely trouble-free Friday at the Australian Grand Prix.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As crowds filtered into Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions. Plenty of them. The first,

The Australian Grand Prix is all set to begin on March 6 and will conclude on March 8 with the final race. The F1 drivers will race under the new F1 regulations, which is enough indication of the number of surprises expected this season.

Formula 1's Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey said Friday his group was blindsided by the fact its then-incoming works power unit partner Honda had only retained about 30% of its original world championship-winning staff going into the project.

Toto Wolff says Mercedes will not take legal action if the FIA adjusts the compression ratio checks for the 2026 F1 season. He adds the consequences for Melbourne would be “unclear” in that scenario

F1's new cars failed to deliver on a painful debut as Lando Norris and Co. raged at the driving experience - ESPN's Nate Saunders makes sense of the situation.

Mercedes pace caught Charles Leclercs eye despite McLarens Oscar Piastri finishing the first Friday of the new F1 season fastest; watch Australian Grand Prix qualifying at 5am on Saturday and the firs