The first qualifying session of the 2025 F1 season is in the books, and when the dust settled it was an all-papaya front row, as Lando Norris grabbed pole position just ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri.

Lando Norris, having gone beyond the limit in his first lap, was set to start 10th. There was a second chance – but there would not be a third. Yet when it mattered most, the man tagged as the favourite for the 2025 F1 world championship pipped his Aussie teammate Oscar Piastri to pole for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix,

McLaren's Lando Norris has claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, his first at Melbourne’s Albert Park and a milestone 10th overall, following a sizzling final lap in qualifying on Saturday at Albert Park.