Lando Norris heads to the second round of the Formula 1 season in China with a lead over champion Max Verstappen after winning a thrilling race in Australia.

We call Oscar Piastri the silent assassin, because his youthful looks and shy smile belie the inner steel and sheer determination of the soon-to-be 24 year-old, as he goes into his third year in Formula One intent on becoming the third Australian world champion after the great Jack Brabham and Alan Jones.

Lando Norris claimed a dramatic victory in the opening race of this year’s Formula 1 season in Australia on Sunday.

Lando Norris showed he and favourites McLaren had learned from last year by taking the lead in the Formula One drivers' championship for the first time and ending Max Verstappen's tenure at the top.

McLaren ace Lando Norris sped to victory in the Australian Grand Prix, then paid tribute to his team for making key strategy calls at the right time to secure t

McLaren said its call for Oscar Piastri to hold position behind Lando Norris during the Australian Grand Prix was only ever meant to be temporary.

Lando Norris was a deserved winner of a very complicated Grand Prix, however, his success at one point was under threat by McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri. At this pivotal point in the race, the papaya team issued team orders to stop an impending fight for the lead between their both drivers,

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella warns assuming its front-row lockout could translate to race pace may be "over optimistic."