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Lando Norris topped opening practice for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell. Norris clocked a
In a closely matched first practice session at Albert Park, Lando Norris set a lap time of 1:18.564s, with six drivers finishing within a tenth of his time. Max Verstappen of Red Bull ended up second fastest, only 0.018s behind Norris. George Russell placed third for Mercedes, while Charles Leclerc, Yuki Tsunoda, Sergio Perez, and Lance Stroll rounded out the rest of the top seven. The returning Carlos Sainz was eighth fastest, followed by Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri. Unfortunately, Alex Albon’s session came to an abrupt end after a heavy crash at Turn 8 in his Williams car.