2026 Australian Grand Prix

[superchuck500]

Race weekend schedule (Eastern):

This race’s bullet:

 

[Doc Austin]

FP1 just finished.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Despite completing an impressive total of three laps in FP1, Aston is already out of spare batteries.
Back to the dark ages of the Life F1 Team.

 

[virtualbalboa]

Good thing the FOM protected us from having to watch an incompetent squad like Cadillac for so long in favor of the Big Brains in charge of teams like Williams and Aston Martin. /s

 

[Doc Austin]

No putting a friendly face on this.....

Asked if there was any chance of flying more batteries in from Japan for the rest of the weekend, Newey replied: “Unfortunately not. There aren’t any.”

https://racer.com/2026/03/06/vibrations-shaking-the-aston-martin-honda-relationship

 

[Doc Austin]

It's getting spicy now.............

MSN

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[FLRacingFan]

I’m not sure this racing in F2 is necessarily good, but it sure is entertaining. If the new F1 regs are as dreadful as feared I might just spend my time on that.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Good thing the FOM protected us from having to watch an incompetent squad like Cadillac for so long in favor of the Big Brains in charge of teams like Williams and Aston Martin. /s

To be fair, their stonewalling got GM to sign on board and throw more brand power and marketing might behind the effort, received more than double the anti-dilution fee they initially requested, and got Michael Andretti to quit pestering everybody in the paddock. So I think they won just as much?

 

[FLRacingFan]

Colton Herta’s weekend thru the Sprint Race:

Wrecked in practice, qualified midpack, dumped a guy, and finished 16th. Hoping for a better showing in the Feature tomorrow night.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Verstappen out with a crash in Q1 after the rears locked immediately upon braking into turn 1. Really strange incident.