Mar
15
Norris takes pole for F1 Australian GP
(Xinhua) Lando Norris underlined his status as favorite for the 2025 Formula One World Championship, securing pole position for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.
Norris' time of one minute 15.096 seconds on Saturday was almost one second faster than last year's pole position time, with teammate and local favorite Oscar Piastri lining up alongside him on the front row, as McLaren laid down a marker as the team to beat both in Australia and in 2025 more broadly.
The only serious threat to McLaren's dominance came from reigning world champion Max Verstappen, whose Red Bull looked quicker than it had on Friday, but the Dutchman had a poor start to his final flying lap and could only manage third, 0.385s shy of Norris.
Norris' time of one minute 15.096 seconds on Saturday was almost one second faster than last year's pole position time, with teammate and local favorite Oscar Piastri lining up alongside him on the front row, as McLaren laid down a marker as the team to beat both in Australia and in 2025 more broadly.
The only serious threat to McLaren's dominance came from reigning world champion Max Verstappen, whose Red Bull looked quicker than it had on Friday, but the Dutchman had a poor start to his final flying lap and could only manage third, 0.385s shy of Norris.