The beginning of the Formula 1 In this 2025. The Australian Grand Prixwith the track wet by a storm as intense as intermittent, he delivered a huge dose of suspense that promises an exceptional season, beyond that McLaren He showed that there is a step above the rest, as long as the unforeseen events do not assume the prominence, as happened in the Albert Park circuit, in the heart – and lung – of a melbourne passed by water.
He won the British Lando Norris which will surely be serious candidate to dethrone the Dutch Max Verstappen, that second to weigh a Red Bull That does not help him. Third was also the British George Russellwho climbed to the podium in silence aboard his Mercedes and ahead of two big surprises. Is that the Thai Alex Albon and his Williams Quarter arrived ahead – thanks to a penalty – of the other Mercedes, driven by the Italian Andrea kimi Antonelliwho will surely be serious thing in a matter of time.
The rain stole the prominence in Melbourne. So much so that he forced to cancel the career of Formula 2. And he put in check the beginning of the season after the Frenchman Isack Hadjar will destroy your Racing Bulls in the previous return!
The boy, one of the promoted of the F2, went with his heart split. Deconsolated, he kept crying. It was so much that the pattern of the F1, Stefano Domenicali approached to comfort him. The beginning of the race was postponed for ten minutes.
But Hadjar’s was not the only blow. Is that he barely started the race, with Norris who took advantage of the benefit of the pole position, the palazo that the Australian came Jack Doohanthe boy he needs to demonstrate does not have great category because he has Franco frankntoto shadowing as a reserve pilot and observing everything from the boxes. It was a thump for the oceanic, who had been fulfilling a correct weekend. It was also a call for attention to Flavio Briatorewhich motorizes the rise of the Argentine stimulated not only by its talent, but also by the wallet of its sponsors.
Ojo: Doohan did not leave him alone. Already with the security car on the track, the Spanish Carlos Sainz He lost control of Williams that until last year was owned by Colapinto and also had to leave. The track was a soap. And it served as proof that driving under these conditions can complicate anyone.
Once the race was resumed – there was no red flag – after the exit of the Safety Car, The McLaren put together a monologue. Norris, however, was not calm. It is that the Australian Oscar Piastri revolved much faster and peeked the trunk of his car in the British mirrors. Until the order of the team does not innovate from the boxes. It seemed that it would be a walk for the cars “papaya”, but the rain had other plans.
It is that after all cars left the intermediates to run with the dry track tires, the storm said present and altered everything. The two mclaren left track. Norris flew and sap, but Piastri was stranded in the grass. That took advantage of Verstappen, with a Red Bull that is far from being what it was. But Mad Max is still the same. And the world’s tetrampone took the reins of the race until his car became unmanageable.
It was then that the Dutch had to enter Boxes despite the order of Cristian Horner and Norris resumed control of the race. In the middle, as a sign that the rain can betray anyone, they had to leave, glue through, the very experienced Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and the inexperienced Liam Lawson (Red Bull) y Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber). The New Zealander rounded a very bad weekend. So bad that the Mexican Checo Pérez You must be rubbing your hands when you see the unfair of your dismissal. The Brazilian, on the other hand, had been very decent, but his car ended up very damaged.
The final turns, once the Safety Car left trackthey delivered more and more drama. No margin to change the tires, everyone ended with the intermediates and there Verstappen was on the stalking of Norris. But the British showed his maturity and endured until he was the first to see the checkered flag. Lewis Hamiltonin his debut with Ferrari, he had to settle for an insipid tenth place despite having left pointer at the time of greatest confusion due to the final downpour.
It was a start of the crazy season. The next weekend there will be a new chapter with the China GP. The certainty is that McLaren is one step ahead and that Norris is the commissioner’s horse. It was also clear that Verstappen will hide the involution of Red Bull and will enforce its world champion status. The Mercedes walk couple -kimi Antonelli had made a racing, but the sanction was delayed a position. The Ferrari have too much to improve -Charles Leclerc was eighth ahead of the reborn piastri. And Alpine? Pierre Gasly paid expensive a slip on the end and Doohan knows that he has less margin of error with collapinto merodeando around.