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Lando Norris claims victory in dramatic opening F1 race of the season as Lewis Hamilton disappoints in Ferrari debut
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Lando Norris claims victory in dramatic opening F1 race of the season as Lewis Hamilton disappoints in Ferrari debut

Motorsports March 16, 2025
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Lando Norris claimed a dramatic victory within the opening race of this 12 months’s season in Australia on Sunday.

The British driver was capable of fend off the difficult circumstances and the specter of four-time reigning champion Max Verstappen to prime the rostrum and kickstart his season with the utmost 25 factors.

Norris began the race in pole after McLaren dominated Saturday’s – his teammate Oscar Piastri rounded off the front-row to begin in second.

However even after McLaren’s imperious qualifying type, Norris was cautious of the specter of Verstappen from third on the grid – and he was proper to be.

In a race closely impacted by security automobiles and – within the latter phases – rain, Verstappen by no means allowed Norris the consolation of an enormous lead and chased him right down to the bitter finish.

When the chequered flag was finally waved, Verstappen was simply 0.895 seconds behind Norris, who admitted he needed to verify his mirrors a couple of extra occasions than he’d have preferred.

“It was superb,” the 25-year-old informed the published after his win. “A troublesome race, particularly with Max behind me, I used to be pushing. It was, particularly the final two laps, slightly bit nerve-racking, I’m not gonna lie, however superb solution to begin the 12 months.”

Norris admitted that it wasn’t an ideal race, however he did sufficient within the circumstances to earn the win alongside his workforce.

“We obtained it mistaken loads final 12 months, so I assume we discovered from our errors,” he added.

Mercedes’ George Russell accomplished the rostrum in third together with his teenage rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli racing impressively to complete fourth. Antonelli was initially given a time penalty which was later overturned.

Norris (middle left) finished ahead of Max Verstappen (left) in second and George Russell (right) in third. - Clive Rose/Getty Images

Additional down the race, it was an underwhelming day for Lewis Hamilton as he made a disappointing debut for Ferrari, ending in tenth.

The 40-year-old joined Ferrari forward of the 2025 season after spending a profitable 12 years with Mercedes.

Nonetheless, he will probably be hoping for huge enhancements if he’s so as to add to his seven drivers’ world championships, and Ferrari’s first since 2007.

“It went loads worse than I assumed that it will go,” an trustworthy Hamilton Sky Sports activities after what he described as a “very tough” first race of the season.

“The automotive was actually, actually onerous to drive in the present day. For me, I’m simply grateful that I stored it out of the wall as a result of that’s actually the place it needed to go more often than not.”

Hamilton and Ferrari will probably be hoping for fast change forward of subsequent week’s race.

The F1 season heads to China for its second weekend of racing following a brief turnaround. The race takes place at 2 p.m. ET on March 23.

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