Lewis Hamilton qualified eighth-fastest in his Ferrari debut as McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.

Lando Norris, having gone beyond the limit in his first lap, was set to start 10th. There was a second chance – but there would not be a third. Yet when it mattered most, the man tagged as the favourite for the 2025 F1 world championship pipped his Aussie teammate Oscar Piastri to pole for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix,

Lando Norris pipped team-mate Oscar Piastri to pole position in the Australian Grand Prix as McLaren locked out the front row ahead of Max Verstappen. Ferrari ended the session P7 and P8 after a difficult outing at the Albert Park Circuit. The rookies were subjected to a baptism of fire in Q1.