While Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri roared to the front of the F1 starting lineup with a front-row lockout, Haas' new driver tandem of Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman fell to the back of the grid for Sunday's race.

The Australian Grand Prix was a thrilling way to start the 2025 F1 season for the many fans eager to have F1 back after the long winter break. The excitement will continue with the Chinese Grand Prix, the first sprint race of the season, in Shanghai on March 21-23.

Two F1 stars have been hit by a last-minute demotion at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Things could not have gone much worse for Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman in their first official competitive grand prix weekends with Red Bull and Haas respectively in 2025.