Formula 1 opens its season at the Australian GP with plenty of questions

As crowds filtered into Melbourne’s Albert Park for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions

Formula 1 opens its season at the Australian GP with plenty of questions marks

As crowds filtered into Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions marks. The first, and most pressing, at the milestone 40th Australian Grand Prix was the potential postponement or cancellation of upcoming F1 races in the Middle East on April 12 and 19 in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. In the F1 paddock, though, where performance is king, the biggest question mark is the sport’s reshuffled pecking order as a result of ...

By STEWART BELL