After three impressive races during the 2024 in a reserve rule for both Ferrari and Haas, Oliver Bearman earned a full-time seat at Haas for the 2025 Formula 1 season. But that rookie campaign for Bearman has gotten off to a very difficult start.

Listen to live commentary and follow text updates from third practice before qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix.

Haas driver Oliver Bearman triggered a second red flag in two days at the Australian Grand Prix as he spun off the Albert Park circuit just three minutes into the final free-practice session on Saturday.

Oscar Piastri has momentum heading into qualifying in Melbourne after the McLaren driver set the pace in Saturday's final practice.

It's time for the Australian Grand Prix! Who will take home the first prize of the 2025 Formula 1 season? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN+.

The 24-race, 2025 Formula One season begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend. McLaren and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen start their respective defences of the constructors’ and drivers’ championships, with two free-practice sessions today ahead of qualifying tomorrow. Today: FP1 (9:30pm ET), FP2 (1am ET).

Get ready for the Australian Grand Prix with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Formula 1 race, the schedule and more.

Adelaide held the Australian Grand Prix between 1985-1995 and it served as the season finale in November of each year. Although it was successful, with 210,000 people attending the final race, it became too expensive to run and Melbourne took over as host the following year.

Home favourite Oscar Piastri edged out Mercedes’ George Russell to finish fastest in final practice for the Australian Grand Prix. As the teams started to show their full potential with a series of low-fuel runs, McLaren’s Piastri saw off Russell’s challenge by just 0.039 seconds.

Excitement is building for this season with at least four of the ten teams in serious contention for the Championship. The post F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025 preview: season-opener will reveal team strengths appeared first on The Manual.

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