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George Russell and Charles Leclerc watched back their thrilling battle at the Australian Grand Prix in the cool-down room.

'I screwed up here!' | Russell and Leclerc react to thrilling battle

George Russell was in buoyant mood after triumphing at the Australian Grand Prix.

'It was mega' | Russell thrilled after winning season opener

Australian Grand Prix: Arvid Lindblad reacts to his first race in F1

'Race I'll remember forever' | Lindblad overjoyed at 'crazy' first race

Highlights from the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

Australian Grand Prix | Race highlights

RUSSELL WINS AUS GP

'I like this car, I like this engine' | Russell storms to victory in Australia

RUSSELL AND FERRARI

Overtake after overtake! - Russell and Leclerc fight for first!

BOTTAS

Bottas stops on track with technical issue!

Australian Grand Prix: Isack Hadjar's Red Bull suffers mechanical failure

'It's broken!' | Hadjar's Red Bull suffers mechanical failure in Australia

AUSTRALIAN GP START

First lap | Leclerc leads as Ferrari's show their speed off the grid!

Anthony Davidson was at the SkyPad to look back on how Oscar Piastri crashed his McLaren on the way to the grid ahead of his home race in Australia.

What happened to Oscar? Analysis of Piastri's crash on way to grid

Australian Grand Prix: Home hero Oscar Piastri crashes on way to Australian GP grid

HEARTBREAK! Home hero Piastri crashes on way to grid

Despite having won his maiden world title last year, McLaren's Lando Norris insists he's never been hungrier as he bids to defend his crown.

Norris: Hunger to win 'higher than ever'