F1 Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates: Heavy Rain To Delay Race Start? Weather Report Says…
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Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates, F1 Race LIVE: The 2025 Formula 1 season is back, and we’re back at Melbourne, Australia for the season opener once again. A highly-anticipated season is on the cards, headlined by Lewis Hamilton’s blockbuster move to Ferrari ahead of this season. McLaren are the title favourites, and drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have locked out the front row for the Australian Grand Prix. Reigning drivers’ world champion Max Verstappen will start P3, while George Russell is P4. Hamilton starts P8, just behind teammate Charles Leclerc, who will start P7. There has been heavy rainfall just ahead of the Australian GP, and a wet-to-dry race is expected.
F1 Australian Grand Prix LIVE Updates, 2025 Aus GP Formula 1 Live Leaderboard, straight from Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne:
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08:48 (IST)
F1 Aus GP 2025 LIVE Updates, Weather Update: Chaotic race start?
Should conditions be good enough for a standing start, we could be in for an exciting opening lap! The chances of a crash or a red flag in such conditions is pretty high, and it is an opportunity for drivers at the back to make massive gains. Hamilton, starting P8, will be hoping to take advantage of the wet conditions.
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08:46 (IST)
Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates, F1 Race LIVE: Wet to dry race?
As per reports, it is still raining at the Australian GP. The main takeaway is that it is also extremely windy at the circuit. With the F2 race cancelled, it remains to be seen whether there is any delay in the race start due to slippery track conditions.
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08:41 (IST)
F1 Aus GP 2025 LIVE Updates: Qualifying
McLaren were the team to beat, as Lando Norris took pole position and Oscar Piastri finished P2. The duo were nearly 4 tenths faster than anyone else, with Max Verstappen lining up P3. The Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton had a disappointing quali, and will be hoping to make up places in the race. They start P7 and P8 respectively.
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08:36 (IST)
Australian GP 2025 LIVE Updates, F1 Race LIVE: Weather report
As per reliable reports, rain is set to continue for at least another 15-20 minutes, before there is even a hint of it stopping. While the rain isn’t very heavy, it is quite windy in the pitlane. However, as reiterated before, it is expected to stop, and a wet-to-dry race is on the cards.
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08:34 (IST)
F1 Aus GP 2025 LIVE Updates: How is the weather?
The big talking point? How is the weather for the 2025 Australian GP? The Formula 2 race, scheduled to take place before the race, was cancelled due to heavy rain. Will the F1 race bear the same effect?
As per weather reports, the best weather of the day will be during the Grand Prix, when the rain is expected to ease off.
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08:33 (IST)
Australian GP 2025, F1 LIVE: Hello and welcome!
Hello and welcome to the first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season. We are back at Albert Park in Australia for the season opener, and what a season this is expected to be!
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