F1 Results Today: Verstappen struggles as HUGE crash shakes up running

Max Verstappen's grasp on the Formula 1 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 round the streets of Melbourne.

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Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton was beaten in both sessions by new team-mate Charles Leclerc, who set the fastest time of the day in the second hour of running.

It was a big crash for one of the younger drivers on the grid that was the news of the day though, Ollie Bearman demolishing his Haas with the assistance of the Albert Park barriers, with the damage so extensive 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.

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F1 FP2 Results: Australian Grand Prix 2025

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

F1 FP1 Results: Australian Grand Prix 2025

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

Who is the current F1 world champion?

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

Is there F1 today?

FP3 will take place tonight, starting at 9:30pm ET.

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