MEDIA RELEASE/FIA Formula 2 – Photos: Velocity Magazine Dennis Hauger made it a Friday sweep for MP Motorsport, taking pole position in Melbourne after topping Practice earlier in the day. The Norwegian beat PREMA Racing’s Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the top spot with his final flying lap to record a 1:28.694, earning him his first Formula 2 pole. Richard Verschoor made a late improvement for Trident to end up third overall. Before any laps were on the board, the Red Flags were waving after ART Grand Prix’s Victor Martins came to a halt at Turn 7 after a spin on corner exit. He managed to avoid t ..read more

MEDIA RELEASE/FIA Formula 3 – Photos: Velocity Magazine Trident’s Leonardo Fornaroli took his second Formula 3 pole position, beating rival Gabriele Minì to take the top spot in Melbourne thanks to his time of 1:33.044. Minì had been on provisional pole until the final flying laps and wound up just 0.019s off top spot, but sealed a front row start for the Feature Race, with his PREMA Racing teammate Dino Beganovic in third. After the first set of laps Fornaroli set the pace thanks to his time of 1:33.882, with Free Practice timesheet-topper Minì over four-tenths back of his compatriot in secon ..read more

The Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) Asia Pacific and Oceania Selection Program will once again take place in 2024, with the prestigious event locked in for September. As Scuderia Ferrari’s selected partner in the region, Motorsport Australia will once again run the program and welcome a number of leading talents from the Asia Pacific and Oceania region to the event to aid Ferrari in its search for a potential future champion.  Taking place at the famous Sepang International Raceway in Malaysia on 15-19 September, candidates selected for September’s camp will be able to showcase thei ..read more

Welcome to the 2024 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix Photo Gallery, our images are from John Morris (Mpix) and Darin Mandy (Digital Realism) if you’d like to purchase any photos please message the page and we will contact you. Thank to our Photo Sponsors TFH Hire – checkout their racing FB page TFH Racing here. SUBSCRIBE TO VELOCITY MAGAZINE  For all our news keep your eyes peeled on the Velocity Magazine website and social media, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for our daily updates and to get the latest edition of our glossy magazine subscribe here from just $5 ..read more

The second Grand Prix of 2024 has been run and won by Max Verstappen once more. In an F1 world now seemingly driven by speculation, sensationalism, gossip and innuendo it seems that facts have become somewhat of an unnecessary nuisance. Sifting through a waft of post race media reports, the recurring theme of Daniel Ricciardo’s drubbing at the hands of teammate Yuki Tsunoda really needs to be addressed. Here are the facts, from the F1 results pages for the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.  Ricciardo recorded the fastest lap in P1 at Bahrain. He then headed Tsunoda in both P2 and P3 b ..read more

Max Verstappen has headed an Oracle Red Bull Racing 1-2 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Charles Lerclerc completed the podium for Ferrari, whilst his eighteen-year-old teammate for the weekend, Oliver Bearman, headed Lando Norris and scored six points on debut. While Verstappen and Leclerc lined up on the front row, all eyes were focussed on Bearman as the Prema F2 driver prepared for his first Grand Prix. It was a sudden call-up for the British youngster after Carlos Sainz had been diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent surgery. As the race began it was Verstappen who had a clear run to t ..read more

MEDIA RELEASE/Christian Mansell – Photo: supplied via Dutch Photo Agency Christian Mansell put in a star performance to surge to a podium finish on his ART GP debut in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship season opener at Bahrain in front of the F1 crowds this past weekend (29 February -02 March). The young Australian charger headed to the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain armed with a new squad by his side in ART Grand Prix, with eyes set on a strong second season in Formula 3 after claiming two podium finishes in his first full campaign last year. Mansell, who resides in Newcastle, New Sout ..read more

Blinking takes between 1-5 tenths of a second. The gap between second and ninth in qualifying was less than four tenths of a second, around the average time a person takes to blink, just once. Max Verstappen has led a 1-2 finish for the Oracle Red Bull Racing Team at the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen headed Charles Leclerc off the line and was never really troubled, apart from an issue with air flow into his race helmet, to cruise to a 22 second victory. Brake problems, which began as early as lap 7 eventually finished behind teammate Carlos Sainz in fourth. The opening race o ..read more

MEDIA RELEASE/Australian Grand Prix Corporation – Photo: Velocity Magazine Homegrown hero Oscar Piastri, the return of Daniel Ricciardo and a thrilling mix of new on-track entertainment are set to keep fans entertained for four non-stop days at the FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2024. Following one of the most impressive rookie seasons since Lewis Hamilton’s 2007 debut, including scoring his first F1® points here at Albert Park, Melbourne’s own Oscar Piastri will line up for his second season with McLaren. The young driver is looking forward to what he calls a “very special event”. “It ..read more

Our opinion piece on the 2024 Formula One season from our roving Editor in Chief John Morris who has just come back from a month in Europe. As another year of Formula One testing has been run and done, our attention turns to Bahrain for the first foray into season 2024. The recent F1 test saw Ferrari emerge with the fastest time, whilst Red Bull Oracle Racing sat close behind thanks to Sergio Perez. Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell noted improvements with their 2024 seats, while RB (formerly Alpha Tauri) recorded some equally impressive times. McLaren encountered ..read more