The primary qualifying session of the 2025 Method 1 season is right here, and it’s all to play for on the Australian Grand Prix.
Saturday’s third follow session noticed hometown hero Oscar Piastri prime the timing sheets, as lap occasions tumbled all through the hour-long session as groups and drivers put in additional simulated qualifying runs. Nevertheless, Piastri isn’t the one driver to observe as qualifying begins. Mercedes driver George Russell was simply 0.039 seconds off Piastri’s tempo, and Max Verstappen was simply 0.081 seconds behind in third.
However a number of different drivers are within the combine. The Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton confirmed improved tempo on Saturday, and Russell’s new teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed fifth in FP3. The Williams pair of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Alexander Albon completed sixth and seventh respectively — and confirmed true race tempo earlier within the session with some laps on the laborious compound — and Lando Norris was on a blistering lap at one level earlier than bailing out within the last sector. Norris completed in P10 however these first two sectors actually caught the eyes of many within the paddock.
Observe alongside reside as we break down the primary qualifying session of the 2025 F1 season. All occasions are in Jap.
