F1 Australian GP live: Russell on pole and Verstappen at the back for 2026 season opener - Follow live F1 updates from the Albert Park Street Circuit with Russell on pole for race one

Check out the full report and results from FP3 at the 2026 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne.

Kimi Antonelli suffered a big accident in third free practice for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate George Russell topped the timesheets

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That accident became the inspiration for the 2025 Brad Pitt blockbuster film, F1. Now, almost 36 years on from that life-changing moment during qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, Martin Donnelly is headed back to the track he was meant to race on next, "looking for some closure".

A disrupted final practice session at the Australian Grand Prix saw two red flags, one Kimi Antonelli crash and a single stunning George Russell lap. The teenage Mercedes driver emerged unharmed from the wreckage of his car after losing it on the exit of Turn 2,