An early safety car was called at the Australian Grand Prix, after home F1 star Jack Doohan suffered a huge crash on the first lap of the race. The original start was aborted, following a crash for Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar on the formation lap, delaying the start of the race for 15 minutes.

Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with his new Ferrari team was pressure tested in Australia, where he finished a disappointing 10th on debut, and was frustrated by a bad strategy that cost him a potential victory,

Follow live reaction from Formula One’s opening grand prix of 2025, where rain caused three safety cars and six retirements