Formula 1 season one of the many questions facing the grid was whether Lando Norris had learned exactly what it takes to fight at the front with the best in the world, specifically Max Verstappen. While Norris broke through in 2024 with his first Grand Prix victory in Miami,

Sainz won the last race at Albert Park, while Verstappen won the event in 2023. Hamilton’s new teammate, Charles Leclerc, won the Australian Grand Prix in 2022. Time: 12 a.m. ET

Oscar Piastri will start on pole for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix for the first time in his Formula 1 career. The Australian driver had taken poles for sprint races in the past, but never set the fastest time in a Saturday qualifying session until this weekend.