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F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton THRASHED on Ferrari debut as HUGE crash shakes up running

Chris Deeley Friday 14 March 2025 07:08 Updated: 15:13

F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton THRASHED on Ferrari debut as HUGE crash shakes up running

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton was thrashed in both practice sessions by new team-mate Charles Leclerc at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, with the Monegasque driver coming out on top overall in FP2.

Leclerc set the fastest lap time of 1:16.439sec around the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, with Hamilton over four tenths off the pace in P5. The Brit was also over six-tenths off Leclerc in FP1.

Elsewhere in Melbourne, Max Verstappen's grasp on the F1 drivers' championship looks increasingly tenuous after the first day of the season proper in Australia.

The reigning champion was outpaced by both Racing Bulls in FP2, looking uncomfortable in the car as he muscled it around the streets of Melbourne.

Meanwhile, it was a big crash for one of the younger drivers on the grid that was the news of the day, with Ollie Bearman demolishing his Haas with the assistance of the Albert Park barriers. The damage was so extensive that he couldn't do a single timed lap in FP2.

The session was red flagged after just 20 minutes after some drivers ran wide and kicked up a troubling amount of gravel onto the racing surface, with the delay lasting about five minutes.

While teams will be a little wary of reading too much into Friday practice, pace in this session may be more representative than pre-season testing in Bahrain – or at least will give rivals another data point to measure – and Carlos Sainz looked particularly speedy in the surprisingly competitive Williams.

Lewis Hamilton makes his race debut for Ferrari this weekend

Carlos Sainz looks fast again in the Williams

F1 2025 Australian Grand Prix results

F1 FP2 Results: Australian Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:16.439 sec
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.124 sec
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.141 sec
4	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	+0.345 sec
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.420 sec
6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.580 sec
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.624 sec
8	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+0.722 sec
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.840 sec
10	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.843 sec
11	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.863 sec
12	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.863 sec
13	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.891 sec
14	Jack Doohan	Alpine	+0.955 sec
15	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.054 sec
16	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.195 sec
17	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	+1.201 sec
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.408 sec
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.595 sec
20	Oliver Bearman	Haas	No time

F1 FP1 Results: Australian Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:17.252 sec
2	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.149 sec
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.209 sec
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.418 sec
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.444 sec
6	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.461 sec
7	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.464 sec
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.484 sec
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.595 sec
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.805 sec
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	+0.809 sec
12	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.819 sec
13	Jack Doohan	Alpine	+0.980 sec
14	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.138 sec
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.186 sec
16	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	+1.203 sec
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.253 sec
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.334 sec
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.887 sec
20	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+2.060 sec

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion, won his fourth drivers' championship last year.

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