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McLaren believe tyre advantage could make car uncatchable after Lando Norris won opening Grand Prix in Melbourne

For the first time in the hybrid era, McLaren travelled to Formula 1's curtain raiser as the undisputed pre-season favourite. It came out of the Bahrain test leading our long-run calculations quite handsomely, and after Friday practice in Melbourne rivals were also putting the papaya squad at least three tenths…

Lando Norris believes he and his McLaren team are now favourites for the 2025 F1 world championship after victory in Australia

Oscar Piastri’s sangfroid response to his painful Australian Grand Prix result will stand him well in the upcoming 2025 Formula 1 title battle with Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, but of the early contenders he alone now faces a big early points deficit.

The Briton finished ninth.

McLaren had the quickest car at the season-opener as Norris claimed his fifth F1 race victory

The British McLaren driver, 25, emerged from a wild, wacky and thrilling season-opening race in Melbourne to lay down a title marker to his rivals.

The McLaren driver was pressing race-leader Lando Norris before paying a huge price for a late mistake on the wet track at the Melbourne Grand Prix

Max Verstappen makes late charge during chaotic season opener