After months of speculation, the 2025 Formula 1 season is here. And the season-opening Australian Grand Prix may deliver pure chaos. Rain and showers in Melbourne have lingered into the afternoon, and the wet conditions even forced the cancellation of the F2 race that was scheduled for earlier in the day.

For forty years, the Australian Grand Prix has been a fixture on the Formula 1 calendar. Held in Adelaide in the early years, the F1 race has taken place at Albert Park in Melbourne since 1996. Many times before,

It's been six years since the F1 season started in Melbourne, and the 2025 Australian Grand Prix showed what the racing series was missing.