Home race ‘curse’ knocks Piastri off podium

Wearing McLaren orange under soaking plastic ponchos, fans turned up in droves to the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with hope of seeing Oscar Piastri end the nation’s 40-year wait for a home winner.

Thailand aims for F1 street race in 2028

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Formula 1 chief Stefano Domenicali on Tuesday and said the government would commission a feasibility study into hosting a Grand Prix on a Bangkok street circuit from 2028.

Norris: McLaren have learnt from last year

Lando Norris showed he and favourites McLaren had learned from last year by taking the lead in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship for the first time and ending Max Verstappen’s tenure at the top.