The primary qualifying session of the 2025 System 1 season is right here, and it’s all to play for on the Australian Grand Prix.
Saturday’s third apply session noticed hometown hero Oscar Piastri prime the timing sheets, as lap instances tumbled all through the hour-long session as groups and drivers put in additional simulated qualifying runs. Nevertheless, Piastri shouldn’t be the one driver to observe as qualifying begins. Mercedes driver George Russell was simply 0.039 seconds off Piastri’s tempo, and Max Verstappen was simply 0.081 seconds behind in third.
However a number of different drivers are within the combine. The Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton confirmed improved tempo on Saturday, and Russell’s new teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed fifth in FP3. The Williams pair of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Alexander Albon completed sixth and seventh respectively — and confirmed true race tempo earlier within the session with some laps on the onerous compound — and Lando Norris was on a blistering lap at one level earlier than bailing out within the remaining sector. Norris completed in P10 however these first two sectors definitely caught the eyes of many within the paddock.
Observe alongside reside as we break down the primary qualifying session of the 2025 F1 season. All instances are in Japanese.
