Lando Norris fastest in F1 Australian GP FP1 as Bearman crashes
14th March 2025McLaren’s Lando Norris topped the overall timing boards at the end of the first hour of practice of the Australian Grand Prix in 2025, as Haas Rookie Oliver Bearman crashed out.
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It was a dramatic start to the F1 season at Melbourne’s Albert Park as two red flags stopped running in the first hour of practice in 2025.
The session was first red-flagged at its halfway mark. Race control sent out a road sweeper to clear away gravel at the modified turn six after gravel was kicked out across the circuit. It was only a brief stop.
The second red flag was brought out after Haas’ Oliver Bearman crashed at turns nine and 10. The Briton ran over the gravel trap on the corner exit and lost control.
His car spun out and slapped into the barrier, severely damaging the car. Thankfully, Bearman was okay and climbed out of the car.
Lando Norris topped the timesheets in FP1 for McLaren 👏
Here’s the final FP1 classification 👇#F1 #AusGP pic.twitter.com/4Mqeps5bGu
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 14, 2025
How FP1 unfolded….
Norris topped the timing boards after the first 60 minutes of action with a 1:17.252 as he pipped his former teammate, Williams’ Carlos Sainz, who put in a fairly competitive time. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completed the top three, two-tenths off.
Home hero and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fourth ahead of Red Bull’s reigning world champion, Max Verstappen.
Williams’ Alexander Albon led the bottom five inside the top 10, in sixth, ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, both Aston Martins of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll and Racing Bull’s Isack Hadjar in seventh, eighth, 10th and ninth, respectively.
Hajdar’s teammate Yuki Tsunoda was the fastest driver in the bottom 10, in 11th, ahead of Ferrari’s new arrival, Lewis Hamilton (12th) and Alpine’s home hero, Jack Doohan (13th).
Mercedes and Kick Sauber rookies, Andrea Kimi Anontelli and Gabriel Bortoleto completed their first hour in 14th and 15th.
Red Bull’s Liam Lawson led the bottom five, in 16th, 1.2s off the pace ahead of Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg in 17th and 18th.
Haas’ Esteban Ocon and Bearman completed the field down in 19th and 20th.
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