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Round 01 · 2026

AustraliaAustralian Grand Prix

Melbourne, Australia6–8 Mar

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Drawn from car positions, 2026 FP1
  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 35° ·air 21° ·71% hum ·6.1 km/h wind
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 33° ·air 23° ·65% hum ·8.3 km/h wind
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 37° ·air 21° ·64% hum ·6.8 km/h wind
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 34° ·air 21° ·64% hum ·8.3 km/h wind
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 36° ·air 24° ·54% hum ·9.0 km/h wind

Times in UTC

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2026 Australian Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jenson Button) Q: Congratulations, George, you just won the Australian Grand Prix, but not only that, you’ve also just won the first F1 race of the new era. How are you…

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2026 Australian Grand Prix Post-Qualifying Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing)PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: What a way to start the season, George, living up to the pre-season favourites tag. It’s been a great day and a great lap at the end. How was…

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2026 Australian Grand Prix - Friday Press Conference Transcript

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Adrian NEWEY (Aston Martin), Graeme LOWDON (Cadillac) Q: Adrian, perhaps we could start with you. The team’s been very open about its current challenges, both during testing and here in Melbourne. It looked like you had more issues in FP1. Just talk us…

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2026 Australian Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference Transcript

PART ONE – Nico HULKENBERG (Audi), Valtteri BOTTAS (Cadillac), George RUSSELL (Mercedes) Q: George, why don’t we start with you. A lot has changed in Formula 1 this year. Just how confident are you and Mercedes feeling ahead of this first race?George RUSSELL: Well, I think there’s just an element…

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2026 Australian Grand Prix Preview
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2026 Australian GP Schedule of Press Conferences

DATETIMEDRIVER / TEAM MEMBERThursday, 5 March1330hrs 1400hrsNico Hülkenberg (Audi)Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)George Russell (Mercedes)Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)Friday, 6 March1430hrsAdrian Newey (Aston Martin)Graeme Lowdon (Cadillac)Toto Wolff…

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