Updates from the Formula 1 GP season-opener in Melbourne Lights out in Albert Park at 3pm AEDT/4am GMT Any thoughts? Email Joey Howdy all, it’s ya boi Joey Lynch here and welcome to the Guardian’s coverage of the opening race of the 2026 Formula One World Championship, coming to you live and local from Melbourne, Australia. Finally, after months of anticipation and testing, weeks of apprehension as the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran through travel plans into chaos, days of hints and reading between the lines as we got our first real look at the cars built for regulations introduced for the 2026 season in practice, and then hours of discovery and rancour as they placed their cards on the table and drivers sounded off on the brave new world they now occupy, it’s time for some actual racing. Continue reading...